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Stephen Mitchell was interviewed by Rev. Gloria Wells. He spoke about the inspiration for his recent book The First Christmas. Enjoy the surprising and deep journey as he creates stories about the first Christmas from a perspective that may seem to be what might have happened as it was happening.
Stephen Mitchell was born in Brooklyn in 1943, educated at Amherst, the Sorbonne, and Yale, and de-educated through intensive Zen practice. He is married to Byron Katie, founder of The Work.
His many books include the bestselling Tao Te Ching, Gilgamesh, The Gospel According to Jesus, The Book of Job, the Second Book of the Tao, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Bhagavad Gita, The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, and The Way of forgiveness, and The First Christmas. He is also the co-author of three of his wife Byron Katie’s bestselling books.
If you would like to find out more about Stephen Mitchell, you can visit his website: stephenmitchellbooks.com