Jabez L. Van Cleef

Jabez L. Van Cleef takes foundational texts from many oral traditions and religions and creates a poetic format to preserve, promote and disseminate their common cultural values. His work also promotes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other frameworks intended to foster full realization of human potential. See more at www.sustainyourspirit.com. All of Jabez's titles are simultaneously published as free audiobooks via iTunes and other sites, Kindle books, and on-demand paperbacks through Amazon's Createspace subsidiary. Of the 37 titles published to date, the main topics have been (1) Comparative World Religions; (2) Mysticism and Positive Renunciation; (3) Verse Storytelling, Singing, and Public Celebration; (4) Spirituality of Indigenous Peoples; and (5) Human Rights and Civil Disobedience. Jabez is married to Anne Matlack, a choral conductor, and they have four daughters.