about the book: The aim of these Spiritual Exercises is for the person making this journey to achieve the height of consciousness within each of us as human beings, accomplishing such via a purely human spirituality, and thereafter applying that to life. It is a powerful endeavor with the exercises providing a person with a concrete preparation for the serious undertaking of how to act in the face of existence. about the author: His vita shows that he was trained in philosophy, theology, literature, and film, and has three advanced degrees, two in philosophy, an MA and PHD as well as an MFA in film, and an AB in classical literature. He teaches all of the above subjects and is a member of the Writers Guild of America, and BMI.