From the position that any religion's claim to "unique truth" is a contradiction in terms, a former Christian clergyman with degrees in philosophy and theology emphasizes looking inward to cultivate spirituality defined as an awareness of God or "intelligent universal energy" in all things. In an eclectic argument against theism and Christian myths of incarnation, Ackroyd draws from Nietzsche and Sartre as well as Taoist philosophy and Western science. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)