“As an artist of words, Mirabai Starr’s invitation is not to a path of perfection born of practices of dry rigor. She is a light we can see by, that points beyond herself, to the wholeness that awaits. We find our true selves then in loving and compassionate action.” —Gregory Boyle, New York Times bestselling author of Tattoos on the Heart

“Mirabai Starr, an intrepid explorer of spiritual terrain, invites us to travel with her through space and time, from the deserts of ancient Israel to the rural towns where Jesus of Nazareth walked, from South Asia of the Buddha to the East European forests of the Baal Shem Tov, from Rumi in thirteenth century Persia to our own contemporaries, seeking new visions. Then she drops in comments like this: ‘I find that the language of drugs, sex, and rock and roll can be just as revelatory and holy as the canon of any established religious tradition.’ Taking us into her confidence, she writes with energy, passion, and insight, of her own searches, failures, distractions, and discoveries. And since this is a book we’re likely to return to often, I cannot help adding one more: how Spanish Catholic mystic Teresa of Avila, descended from a family of conversos, writes that ‘the important thing to do is not to think much, but to love much, and so to do whatever best awakens you to love.’” —Elaine Pagels, Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University, author of The Gnostic Gospels, The Origin of Satan, and many other books

“Mirabai Starr is a Jewish woman whose love of the God of Love led her to a baptism that washed away the masks of god, revealing the I AM happening as every I, the Self that is every self, the singular Divine Face that is your face and her face and every face of every being. Her book God of Love is a dangerous book because love is a dangerous power. Reading it is your baptism in the name of the Nameless One Who Is All.” —Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author of Love and the Bible

“Today, many authors on the spiritual scene write from a perspective centered in the thinking mind.  Mirabai Starr has an expert knowledge of her topics but writes from the heart—and here I don’t mean the emotional self but rather the ‘heart’ of everything, the Spiritual essence that unities all of us with the world. In God of Love, she reminds us that God is Love, and that such love is the true message of the Abrahamic faiths, not the ‘othering’ that too often results in judgment and conflict.
     “God of Love is that rare book that speaks directly to the soul—and here I don’t only mean the individual soul but what Ralph Waldo Emerson called the “Over-Soul” uniting all things with the Sacred heart of the universe. After the first few pages, I stopped highlighting every line and simply let Mirabai Starr’s voice speak directly to my inner being.  The book became comfort food of that most nourishing kind, pure love asking my eyes to open.
     “What I found most valuable about God of Love, when I first read it, was the focus on the Sacred foundation of all reality as Love itself. Where today we hear too often about the pain caused by conflicts between constituencies of the Abrahamic faiths, Mirabai reminds us that at the heart of each tradition—though too often ignored—we find the same wellspring of love and deep concern for others.  I’m so glad this message will ring loudly again in this second edition.
     “I’m so happy to see that God of Love is coming out as a second edition.  Mirabai Starr reminds us in this insightful, heartfelt, and very readable book that Love—the love at the center of all things, inspiring in its kindness and mercy—is the true message of the Abrahamic faiths. That is the message of Moses and Jesus, and nowhere among Islam's 99 names of God will we find the ‘Vengeful’ or ‘Vindictive.’ God is LOVE, and Starr sends this message home like Cupid’s arrow.” —Dana Sawyer, author of The Perennial Philosophy Reloaded

“In a world where books come and go like shooting stars, it is a great blessing to see this one take its place as a constant planet that I can find every time I need it. The content is as fresh as it was in the beginning. What has changed is the resonance of the author's voice. She is as sure as she has ever been that God of Love will make a difference in your life—and believe me, she's right.” —Barbara Brown Taylor, author of Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author, internationally acclaimed speaker, and interspiritual teacher. In 2020, she was honored on Watkins’ list of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People. Drawing from 20 years of teaching Philosophy and World Religions and a lifetime of practice, Mirabai shares her wisdom worldwide on contemplative living, writing as a spiritual practice, and the transformational power of grief and loss. She has authored over a dozen books including Wild Mercy, Caravan of No Despair, and renowned translations of sacred literature. Her most recent book, Ordinary Mysticism, has been praised by Anne Lamott as “a gorgeous, transformative, welcoming book is for anyone who longs to feel more present, more alive, more joyful and aware of the holiness of daily life.” She lives with her extended family in the mountains of northern New Mexico. For more, visit www.mirabaistarr.com.

Gregory Boyle, SJ is an American Jesuit priest and founder and director of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California, the world’s largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program. He’s also the author of the New York Times Bestseller, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, and several other books.