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Radical Optimism

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Radical Optimism

Practical Spirituality in an Uncertain WorldBy Beatrice BruteauNarrated by River Kanoff

Radical Optimism

Length4h 39m

About this audiobook

The pioneering spiritual scholar discusses how to find genuine optimism in times of crisis by contemplating the ultimate reality of God. Dr. Beatrice Bruteau was an inspiration to some of the most influential spiritual thinkers of our time. With a background in Vedanta, Catholic contemplation, and the natural sciences, she developed a broadly inclusive, interspiritual vision of human reality. In Radical Optimism she shines new light on the deepest truth we can know about ourselves: each of us is one with God, here and now. In a series of essays exploring the concepts of Leisure, Stillness, and Meditation—as well as examining the distinctions between the Finite and the Infinite and Sin and Salvation—Bruteau offers a path to recognizing our own unity with God. She provides a blueprint for understanding it, knowing the happiness it brings, and cultivating a contemplative consciousness amid the hectic uncertainty of daily life.

Audiobook details

GenreSpirituality and Religion, Self-Help

Length4 hrs 39 mins

Narrated byRiver Kanoff

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateMar 1, 2026

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Opening Credits

7Chapter 4: Sin and Salvation

2Preface

8Chapter 5: The Finite and the Infinite

3Preface to the Second Edition

9Chapter 6: Heart of Jesus, Root of Reality

4Chapter 1: Leisure

10Chapter 7: The Communion of Saints

5Chapter 2: Stillness

11Chapter 8: Trinitarian Manifestation

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6Chapter 3: Meditation

12Closing Credits

About the author

Beatrice Bruteau

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