Wisdom From World Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven On Earth
Templeton offers 200 spiritual "laws," nearly half of which are  his own work, with the others coming from mostly Western sources  (e.g., Benjamin Franklin, St. Gregory, Norman Vincent Peale)  with a smattering of ideas from Hinduism and Buddhism. Templeton  structures the motivational laws into weekday readings for 40  weeks, suggesting that the book be used as a school text during  the academic year. Unfortunately, it is repetitive and too long  by half (do we really need separate laws for "The tree is known  by its fruits" and "You shall know them by their fruits"?). The  attractive design, which surrounds each of Templeton's essays  with additional quotations, cannot quite redeem this redundant  digest of positive thinking. (Apr.)nCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.