Richard Alan Ruof: 2 books

As secularism and commercialism proceed to dominate American life, the removal of structures that protect and nurture the spiritual experience has perilous effects.Values wane; greed, self-interest, and incidents of conflict alarm.Chambers of the soul are invaded and the dearest treasures sacked.Those...

The poems in this book depict the conflict between the secular-commercial and inner-spiritual views of life.In many poems the spiritual world interrupts the daily round of life flowing into consciousness, bringing harmony and an awe of the divine.Other times the poems portray lawlessness and distortion...