{"id":15,"date":"2024-07-24T21:02:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T21:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-xl.net\/ArchwayPublishing\/856702\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:28:31","slug":"the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/AuthorHouse\/873842\/the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"THE AUTHOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Dorothy C. Buck\u2019s spiritual quest led her from many years as a Classical Ballet performer to Carmelite spirituality. Her interest in spirituality and psychology led to a Ph.D. in Religion and Literature from Boston University and an M.A. in Pastoral Counseling from Emmanuel College with further training at the Boston Institute for Psychotherapy. She continues to publish articles and books on spirituality and interreligious dialogue. <br><br>Her books include The Dance of Life,1987. Paragon House in NYC, Dialogues with Saints and Mystics: In the Spirit of Louis Massignon 2002, KNP publications, NY\/London, and Louis Massignon: A Pioneer in Interfaith Dialogue, The Badaliya Prayer Movement (1947-1962),2016. Blue Dome Press. <br><br>Her many life experiences include facilitating a monthly Muslim and Christian Interfaith prayer gathering inspired by the spirituality of Louis Massignon\u2019s Badaliya and her life as a wife and mother with two children and two grandchildren to whom this memoir is dedicated. 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