The Call to the Soul Six Stages of Spiritual Development by Marjory Bankson Almost every aspect of our living and dying has been categorized into stages --- pregnancy, the first years of life, adolescence, mid-life passages, death and dying. But our spiritual development remains essentially uncharted. With extraordinary insight, Bankson offers a spiritual road map for people seeking to understand and nurture their spiritual growth. At each stage of life, we fact crucial questions: Who Am I? What is my Work? What is my Gift? What is my Legacy? At each stage of life, we also have a chance to claim our call, to embrace that which gives us a sense of meaning and value beyond career satisfaction and producing income.  Bankson stretches our understanding of call as an invitation to wholeness, an awareness that we are linked in a larger purpose, a process that moves us into the realm of spiritual completion. When we can name what we are here for --- whether that is to build, or teach, paint, or program computers, or change society --- we are following our call. The Call to the Soul offers an innovative and thought-provoking six-stage model of the "soulwork cycle." Each stage is portrayed in mythical archetypes, with biblical and personal stories and reveals a pattern of spiritual growth that offers understanding, comfort, and companionship at each step on the spiritual path. Check out a new website dedicated to this journey of call: www.CallToTheSoul.org Available for $15 (+ $2 for postage). Order by faxing an Order Form,  email our Resources Dept.,  or call our office (800-245-7378 / 703-237-3426).

"Finally, a book on 'call' for everybody ... believer, skeptic, or seeker." --- Rev. Dr. Florence W. Pert Exec. Director of SpiritWorks, Marble Collegiate Church, New York City "Bankson's best book yet! It's for all who have a sense of the spiritual --- those 'on the journey' and those seeking spiritual meaning for their lives." --- Dr. Marguerite Foxon Motorola "A rich resource for pilgrims ready to listen ... an insightful guidebook for lives yearning for transformation." --- Wesley Granberg-Michaelson General Secretary, Reformed Church in America "Soul-food! I came expecting to take a bite ... I stayed and ate my fill. Welcome to the feast!" --- Walter Wink Professor of Biblical Interpretation, Auburn Theological Seminary