Bhavana Press

Publishing Thoughtful Works on Faith, Ethics, and the Human Story

Sacred Editors: How Power, Politics, and Interpretation Shaped the Christian Scripture
The remarkable human story behind the formation of the Bible, tracing how scribes, bishops, emperors, and competing Christian communities shaped the New Testament canon through centuries of copying, translating, and theological debate.

Sacred Editors: How Exile, Law, and Dialogue Evolved Jewish Sacred Texts
An exploration of how the Hebrew Bible and Talmud came to be, examining the human decisions, political pressures, and scholarly debates that shaped Jewish sacred texts across centuries of transmission and interpretation.

Sacred Editors: How Preservation and Authority Defined Islamic Sacred Texts
The fascinating story behind the compilation of the Quran and the development of Islamic textual traditions, revealing the complex historical processes through which Muslim communities preserved and codified their foundational texts.

Sacred Editors: How Preservation, Transmission, and Insight Shaped the Buddhist Canon
The fascinating story of how the Buddha's teachings transformed from remembered words into the world's most diverse collection of sacred canons, spanning cultures from Sri Lanka to Tibet to Japan.

Sacred Editors: How Tradition, Interpretation, and Devotion Shaped Hindu Sacred Texts
The extraordinary journey of Hindu sacred texts from ancient oral recitation to global digital archives, exploring how tradition-keepers, commentators, and communities across millennia have shaped the Vedas, Upanishads, epics, and Puranas.

The Beatitudes Path: An Interfaith Exploration of Sacred Blessings
A transformative journey through Jesus' most beloved teachings that reveals how the Beatitudes articulate universal truths about compassion, justice, and authentic living that transcend religious boundaries.