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ⓘ About Stephen Mitchell
Stephen Mitchell is a bestselling and award-winning author of poetry, non-fiction, and religious and spiritual works. When Stephen Mitchell was twenty-two years old, and studying at Yale Graduate School of Sciences and Arts, his girlfriend introduced him to Rilke. At some point, he decided to learn Hebrew to get a better understanding and soon enough also learned textual scholarship. One thing led to another and he got into an amazing hole, as he started translating the Book of Job into verse. Seeking answers in the flesh, he decided to start learning Hindi and even intended to go to India and study the language, when a friend suggested something that changed everything. He began connecting with the essence of things but without categories such as Asian or Jewish or anything.
All Book Series by Stephen Mitchell
The Creation
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1990 Co-authored · Ori Sherman
A Mind At Home With Itself
Book 5 of 6 · published 2017 Co-authored · Byron Katie
The Christians of Phrygia from Rome to the Turkish Conquest
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2023
Into The Garden: A Wedding Anthology
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1993
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Stephen Mitchell?
Stephen Mitchell is a bestselling and award-winning author of poetry, non-fiction, and religious and spiritual works. When Stephen Mitchell was twenty-two years old, and studying at Yale Graduate School of Sciences and Arts, his girlfriend introduced him to Rilke. At some point, he decided to learn Hebrew to get a better understanding and soon enough also learned textual scholarship.
Which Stephen Mitchell series should I start with?
Stephen Mitchell's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Meetings with the Archangel (1998).
How many books has Stephen Mitchell written?
Stephen Mitchell has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2023. They are filed under 5 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Non-Fiction, Children's and Standalone Novels.
In what order should Stephen Mitchell's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 18 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Stephen Mitchell's books organised into series?
This guide splits Stephen Mitchell's 18 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (6 books); Children's (5 books); Standalone Novels (4 books); Anthologies (2 books); Collections (1 book).