FOCUS | From the Editor Readers may notice something different about this issue of Parabola. We are very happy to announce that the magazine’s pages—every page!—will now appear in full color. The magazine began as a black-and-white journal in 1976, added some color in 2008, and now will feature color throughout. We will continue to highlight outstanding black-and-white photography when appropriate—as in the stunning work in this issue by Brother Paul Quenon of the Abbey of Gethsemani, where as a young novitiate he studied under Thomas Merton. Leading off this special issue on “Many Paths One Truth” is Mark Nepo, poet and author of the bestselling The Book of Awakening. In an essay on the ancient cave paintings of Chauvet, France, he finds traces of the “unfinished” path that connects us all—the path of being human. Elsewhere in the issue, scholar Patrick Laude quotes an old Arabic saying: “There are as many paths to God as there are children of Adam.” Each of we humans leads a unique life, along a particular way. Yet while some paths carry us toward God, others—perhaps many—do not. How do I find the right path for myself, a path that I can walk—for not all paths are for all people—and one that leads to Truth? Help can come to us as we face this challenge. Religious and spiritual traditions can guide us, for at their best they are infused with the sacred and tested by time and experience. Also of help, as Parabola editor Tracy Cochran explores in an essay here, is the light available to each of us when we turn within, the light that allows us to see the world, including its paths, as it really is, a harborer of the One Truth that binds the universe. One Truth but many paths. Who can say when and where a path toward Truth might appear? In this Winter 2011–2012 issue, we follow not only the traditional paths laid down by the great religions, but other ways as well. There is the path of Ayahuasca, found deep in the Amazonian rainforest; the wisdom of Carl Jung, as it informs Christian churches throughout the South; the way of poetry, woven tightly within our ways of worship; and even guidance from Harry Potter. In the end, we each must find and walk our own path. May the offerings in this issue of Parabola help you embrace yours. —Jeff Zaleski Be sure to check out our website to subscribe, donate, or simply keep abreast. You can subscribe here or gain access through our increasing back issue library online through a digital subscription.
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FOCUS | From the Editor

Readers may notice something different about this issue of Parabola. We are very happy to announce that the magazine’s pages—every page!—will now appear in full color. The magazine began as a black-and-white journal in 1976, added some color in 2008, and now will feature color throughout. We will continue to highlight outstanding black-and-white photography when appropriate—as in the stunning work in this issue by Brother Paul Quenon of the Abbey of Gethsemani, where as a young novitiate he studied under Thomas Merton.

Leading off this special issue on “Many Paths One Truth” is Mark Nepo, poet and author of the bestselling The Book of Awakening. In an essay on the ancient cave paintings of Chauvet, France, he finds traces of the “unfinished” path that connects us all—the path of being human.

Elsewhere in the issue, scholar Patrick Laude quotes an old Arabic saying: “There are as many paths to God as there are children of Adam.” Each of we humans leads a unique life, along a particular way. Yet while some paths carry us toward God, others—perhaps many—do not. How do I find the right path for myself, a path that I can walk—for not all paths are for all people—and one that leads to Truth?

Help can come to us as we face this challenge. Religious and spiritual traditions can guide us, for at their best they are infused with the sacred and tested by time and experience. Also of help, as Parabola editor Tracy Cochran explores in an essay here, is the light available to each of us when we turn within, the light that allows us to see the world, including its paths, as it really is, a harborer of the One Truth that binds the universe.

One Truth but many paths. Who can say when and where a path toward Truth might appear? In this Winter 2011–2012 issue, we follow not only the traditional paths laid down by the great religions, but other ways as well. There is the path of Ayahuasca, found deep in the Amazonian rainforest; the wisdom of Carl Jung, as it informs Christian churches throughout the South; the way of poetry, woven tightly within our ways of worship; and even guidance from Harry Potter. In the end, we each must find and walk our own path. May the offerings in this issue of Parabola help you embrace yours. —Jeff Zaleski

Be sure to check out our website to subscribe, donate, or simply keep abreast. You can subscribe here or gain access through our increasing back issue library online through a digital subscription.

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