James Ishmael Ford

8 books

The Book of Mu: Essential Writings on Zen's Most Important Koan by Melissa Blacker, James Ishmael Ford, John Tarrant

The Book of Mu: Essential Writings on Zen's Most Important Koan

Melissa Blacker, James Ishmael Ford, John Tarrant

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective slow-paced
If You're Lucky, Your Heart Will Break: Field Notes from a Zen Life by James Ishmael Ford

If You're Lucky, Your Heart Will Break: Field Notes from a Zen Life

James Ishmael Ford

196 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective slow-paced
In This Very Moment: A Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism by James Ishmael Ford

In This Very Moment: A Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism

James Ishmael Ford

114 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction religion informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Intimate Way of Zen: Effort, Surrender, and Awakening on the Spiritual Journey by James Ishmael Ford

The Intimate Way of Zen: Effort, Surrender, and Awakening on the Spiritual Journey

James Ishmael Ford

296 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction religion
Introduction to Zen Koans: Learning the Language of Dragons by James Ishmael Ford

Introduction to Zen Koans: Learning the Language of Dragons

James Ishmael Ford

264 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction religion informative reflective relaxing slow-paced
This Very Moment: A Brief Introduction to Buddhism and Zen for Unitarian Universalists by James Ishmael Ford

This Very Moment: A Brief Introduction to Buddhism and Zen for Unitarian Universalists

James Ishmael Ford

128 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced
The Transient and Permanent in Liberal Religion: Reflections from the UUMA Convocation on Ministry by Dan O'Neal, Alice Blair Wesley, James Ishmael Ford

The Transient and Permanent in Liberal Religion: Reflections from the UUMA Convocation on Ministry

Dan O'Neal, Alice Blair Wesley, James Ishmael Ford

390 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen by James Ishmael Ford, Barry Magid

Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen

James Ishmael Ford, Barry Magid

280 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced