Michael Beckwith facts for kids
Michael Bernard Beckwith was born on July 21, 1956. He is a spiritual leader and author. He started the Agape International Spiritual Center. This center is located in Beverly Hills, California.
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Michael Beckwith's Work and Impact
Starting the Agape Center
Michael Beckwith is the person who started the Agape International Spiritual Center. He founded this spiritual community in 1986. It is a place for people from many different spiritual paths.
Helping the Community
The Agape Center helps people in many ways. They have programs that provide food for those without homes. They also support people in prisons. Agape works with groups that help children in schools and youth homes. They also support art programs. A big part of their work is protecting our planet's environment.
Other Important Roles
Michael Beckwith also helped start the Association for Global New Thought. This group works to spread new ideas about spirituality. He is also a co-leader of the Season for Nonviolence. He works on this project with Arun Gandhi.
Books by Michael Beckwith
Michael Beckwith has written several books. These books share his spiritual teachings.
Award-Winning Books
One of his books is called Spiritual Liberation. It won a Gold Medal Nautilus Book Award in 2009. Other books include Forty Day Mind Fast Soul Feast and A Manifesto of Peace. He also wrote TranscenDance Expanded. This book combines his talks with electronic dance music. Stephen Bray and John Potoker helped create the music.
Life Visioning and PBS
In 2018, his important book Life Visioning was recognized. Oprah.com listed it as a helpful book for life's challenges. In 2009, he had a TV special on PBS called The Answer Is You. This special inspired his book with the same name.
See also
In Spanish: Michael Beckwith para niños
- History of New Thought
- New Thought
