Review Essays

Book reviewed in this article: THE RÅMÅYAŃ OF VÅLMI̊KI: THE WORLD OF A HINDU EPIC The Råmåyana of Vålmi̊ki: An Epic of Ancient India Robert P. Goldman, General Editor. Translated by Robert P. Goldman Introduction and translation by Robert P. Goldman. Annotation by Robert P. Goldman and Sally J. Sutherland THE CLASSICS OF WESTERN SPIRITUALITY: SOME RECENT VOLUMES Richard of St. Victor: The Twelve Patriarchs. The Mystical Ark. Book Three of the Trinity Translation and Introduction by Grover Zinn with a Preface by Jean Chatillon Ramsey Francis and Clare: The Complete Works Translation and Introduction by Regis J. Armstrong and Ignatius C. Brady with a Preface by John Vaughn Ramsey Jacopone Da Todi: The Lauds Translation by Serge and Elizabeth Hughes with an Introduction by Serge and Elizabeth Hughes, and Introduction by Serge Hughes, and a Preface by Elemire Zolla Ramsey Apocalyptic Spirituality: Treatises and Letters of Lactantius, Adso of Montier‐En‐Der, Joachim of Fiore, The Spiritual Franciscans, Savonarola Translation and Introduction by Bernard McGinn with a Preface by Marjorie Reeves Ramsey Early Dominicans: Selected Writings Edited with an Introduction by Simon Tugwell with a Preface by Vincent De Couesnongle Ramsey Meister Eckart: The Essential Sermons, Commentaries, Treatises, and Defense Translation and Introduction by Edmund Colledge and Bernard McGinn with a Preface by Huston Smith Ramsey Catherine of Siena: The Dialogue Translation and Introduction by Suzanne Noffke with a Preface by Giuliana Cavallini Ramsey Hadewijch: The Complete Works Translation and Introduction by Columba Hart with a Preface by Paul Mommaers Ramsey The Cloud of Unknowing Edited with an Introduction by James Walsh with a Preface by Simon Tugwell Ramsey Catherine of Genoa: Purgation and Purgatory, The Spiritual Dialogue Translation and Notes by Serge Hughes with an Introduction by Benedict J. Groeschel and a Preface by Catherine De Hueck Doherty Ramsey John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent Translated by Colm Luibheid and Norman Russell. Notes on the Translation by Norman Russell with an Introduction by Kallistos Ware and a Preface by Colm Luibheid Ramsey Symeon the New Theologian: The Discourses Translated by B. J. deCatanzaro with an Introduction by George Maloney and a Preface by Basil Krivocheine Ramsey Gregory Palamas: The Triads Edited with an Introduction by John Meyendorff. Translation by Nicholas Gendle. Preface by Jaroslav Pelikan LA RELIGION EN OCCIDENT: ÉVOLUTION DES IDÉES ET DU VÉCU By Michel Despland Montreal PROPHESY DELIVERANCE! AN AFRO‐AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY CHRISTIANITY By Cornel West GANDHI STUDIED AND APPLIED Gandhi's Religious Thought By Margaret Chatterjee Foreword by John Hick Notre Dame Gandhi in the “Postmodern” Age: Issues in War and Peace Edited by Sanford Krolick and Betty Cannon Golden Fighting with Gandhi By Mark Juergensmeyer