Visions of Innocence: Spiritual and Inspirational Experiences of Childhood

by Edward Hoffman

Written by Abraham Maslow's biographer, this book is based on the reports of more than 200 adults around the world who recalled a powerful mystical or spiritual childhood experience. Widely reviewed and excerptedwhen it first appeared, VISIONS OF INNOCENCE was praised by theologian Andrew M. Greeley as "The most beautiful and most powerful collection of ecstatic experiences that it has ever been my pleasure to read."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BJGWBX31
• ISBN13: 9798353849063
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Integrating Childhood Spirituality

This book will be quite useful to those whose childhood spiritual experiences continue to guide them as adults. Hoffman provides hundreds of accounts from adults remembering numinous, dramatic or uncanny moments from childhood, across a wide range of contexts (nature, the backyard, near-death, prayer, ecstatic moments, religious settings, and dreams). In the late 80s, I responded to a magazine ad calling for contributions to this book; I am the "Harvey" who tells of his childhood encounter with a Christian icon, and how it influences the present (page 131). Hoffman's books, and others helping adults integrate authentic spirituality across the lifespan, are enabling the "repair of the world" in a simple, yet profound manner.