Title: Mary Morrissey Content: Mary Morrissey (born 1949) is an American author"Spiritual Center Offers New Program." Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug 2011, Page 7Carter, Andrew. "Walston Committed to Helping People." The Marion Star - USA Today Network, 18 Feb 2020, Page A3 and an activist for international nonviolence."Exploring the Sacred," The World (Coos Bay, Oregon), 17 Jul 2006, Page 6 She is the author of Building Your Field of Dreams, which tells Morrissey's struggles and lessons from her early life."Religion Book Review: Building Your Field of Dreams by Mary Manin Morrissey, Author Bantam Books $22.95 (282p) ISBN 978-0-553-10214-7". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021 https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-553-10214-7New Perspective, The Sacramento Bee, 5 Jun 1999, Page 2 She is also the author of No Less Than Greatness, a book about healing relationships."No Less Than Greatness by Mary Manin Morrissey | PenguinRandomHouse.com". February 13, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20160213162311/http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/117700/no- less-than-greatness-by-mary-manin-morrissey/9780553379037 as well as http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/117700/no-less-than-greatness-by-mary- manin-morrissey/9780553379037"Nonfiction Book Review: NO LESS THAN GREATNESS: Finding Perfect Love in Imperfect Relationships by Mary Manin Morrissey, Author . Bantam $23.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-553-10653-4". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021 https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-553-10653-4 In 2002 she collected and edited the book New Thought: A Practical Spirituality."New Thought by Mary Manin Morrissey: 9781585421428 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/288681/new-thought-by-mary- manin-morrissey/ American author Wayne Dyer called her "one of the most thoughtful teachers of our time."Dyer, Wayne. "Mary Manin Morrissey, Author of Building Your Field of Dreams" The Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar 1997 Active from her early career in international humanitarian work, Morrissey co-founded the Association for Global New Thought in 1995 and was its first president."AGNT Leadership Council". web.archive.org. Retrieved September 27, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20030225112804fw_/http://www.agnt.org/leaders~1.htm#Manin In 1997 she joined hands with Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, Arun Gandhi, in establishing the international Season for Nonviolence.https://web.archive.org/web/20030225112804fw_/http://www.agnt.org/leaders~1.htm#Manin As of January 2019, Season for Nonviolence was celebrated around the world as an opportunity "to bring communities together, empowering them to envision and help create a nonviolent world."Titus, John and Bev (January 30, 2019). "Season for Nonviolence begins 5th season". Urbana Daily Citizen. Retrieved October 2, 2021 https://www.urbanacitizen.com/news/67441/season-for- nonviolence-begins-5th-season == Criticism == In his book, Shadow Medicine: The Placebo in Conventional and Alternative Therapies, John S. Haller warns that alternative approaches to medicine, such as offered by Mary Morrissey, should not be considered a substitute to conventional medicine.John Haller noted that Morrissey was considered a "celebrity healer" whose advice is sometimes to "replace conventional medicine." See: John Haller noted that Morrissey was considered a "celebrity healer" whose advice is sometimes to "replace conventional medicine." See: Haller Jr, John S. (2014). Shadow Medicine: The Placebo in Conventional and Alternative Therapies. Columbia University Press. pp. xviii. ISBN 978-0-231-53770-4 https://books.google.com/books?id=_nfeAwAAQBAJ&dq;=%22mary+manin+Morrissey%22&pg;=PR18 == Bibliography == * Building Your Field of Dreams, Mary Morrissey, Random House, 1996. ISBN 978-0-553-10214-7"A Minister Explains How New Thought Changed Her Life", The Gettysburg Times, 16 Jun 1999, Page 8 * No Less Than Greatness, Mary Morrissey, Random House, 2001. ISBN 978-0-553-10653-4"You Can Change Your Life." The Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan 2002, Page 293 * New Thought: A Practical Spirituality, Mary Morrissey (editor), Penguin, 2002. ISBN 978-1-58542-142-8