SkyLight Illuminations


Offers today’s spiritual seeker an enjoyable entry into the great classic texts of the world’s spiritual traditions. Each classic is presented in an accessible translation, with facing pages of guided commentary from experts, giving readers the keys they need to understand the history, context and meaning of the text.

Spiritual Writings on Mary: Annotated & Explained

Annotation by Mary Ford-Grabowsky
Foreword by Andrew Harvey

Rumi & Islam: Selections from His Stories, Poems and Discourses—Annotated & Explained

Translation and Annotation by Dr. Ibrahim Gamard

The Hebrew Prophets: Selections Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Foreword by Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi

The Hidden Gospel of Matthew: Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Ron Miller

The Book of Mormon: Selections Annotated & Explained

Annotation by Jana Riess
Foreword by Phyllis Tickle

The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel-Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Stevan Davies

Philokalia—The Eastern Christian Spiritual Texts: Selections Annotated & Explained

Annotation by Allyne Smith
Translation by G. E. H. Palmer, Philip Sherrard and Bishop Kallistos Ware

The Divine Feminine in  Biblical Wisdom Literature: Selections Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Foreword by Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, PhD

The Gospel of Philip: Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Andrew Phillip Smith
Foreword by Stevan Davies

Native American Stories of the Sacred: Annotated & Explained

Retold & Annotated by Evan T. Pritchard

The End of Days: Essential Selections from Apocalyptic Texts—Annotated & Explained

Annotation by Robert G. Clouse

The Lost Sayings of Jesus: Teachings from Ancient Christian, Jewish, Gnostic and Islamic Sources

Andrew Phillip Smith
Foreword by Stephan A. Hoeller

Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Derek Lin
Foreword by Lama Surya Das

Ethics of the Sages: <i>Pirke Avot</i>—Annotated & Explained

Translation and Annotation by Rabbi Rami Shapiro

The Sacred Writings of Paul: Selections Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Ron Miller

Sex Texts from the Bible: Selections Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Teresa J. Hornsby
Foreword by Amy-Jill Levine

Dhammapada: Annotated & Explained

Translated by Max Müller
Annotated by Jack Maguire
Foreword by Andrew Harvey

The Gospel of Thomas: Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Stevan Davies

Selections from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna: Annotated & Explained

Translation by Swami Nikhilananda
Annotation by Kendra Crossen Burroughs
Foreword by Andrew Harvey

Zohar: Annotated & Explained

Translation & annotation by Dr. Daniel C. Matt
Foreword by Andrew Harvey

Hasidic Tales: Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Foreword by Andrew Harvey

The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict: Annotated & Explained

Sun Tzu
Annotation by Thomas Huynh
Translation by Thomas Huynh and the Editors at Sonshi.com
Foreword by Marc Benioff
Preface by Thomas Cleary

Bhagavad Gita: Annotated & Explained

Translation by Shri Purohit Swami
Annotation by Kendra Crossen Burroughs

The Book of Common Prayer: A Spiritual Treasure Chest—Selections Annotated & Explained

Annotation by The Rev. Canon C. K. Robertson, PhD
Foreword by The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Preface by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

The Book of Job: Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Donald Kraus
Foreword by Dr. Marc Brettler

Celtic Christian Spirituality: Essential Writings—Annotated & Explained

Annotation by Mary C. Earle
Foreword by John Philip Newell

Chuang-tzu: The Tao of Perfect Happiness—Selections Annotated & Explained

Translation & Annotation by Livia Kohn, PhD

Confucius, <i>The Analects</i>: The Path of the Sage—Selections Annotated & Explained

Annotation by Rodney L. Taylor, PhD
Translation by James Legge
Revised by Rodney L.Taylor, PhD

Desert Fathers and Mothers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings—Annotated & Explained

Annotation by Christine Valters Paintner, PhD

Ecclesiastes: Annotated & Explained

Translation and Annotation by Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Foreword by Rev. Barbara Cawthorne Crafton

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