LEON E. PETTIWAY, PhD

THE VEN. LOBZANG DORJE

MONK · SCHOLAR · WRITER

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I am committed to investigating the social, economic, and political issues influencing the life chances of all sentient beings. This is actualized and reflected in my writings, nurtured by the spiritual teachings on compassion and wisdom, and revealed through invited lectures.

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COMING SEPTEMBER 2025

New Harmony

A Mother’s Story of Love and Loss

A NOVEL

Book One in the New Harmony Series

Margaret Butler’s story is the nightmare every mother dreads—the murder of her son. As a deeply spiritual woman born in 1905, her story also reflects the laments of former slaves and their descendants because Thad’s murder, as well as the truth of who killed him, is wrapped up in the paternalism and racism of the South, reflected in the lives of Ophelia and Hollis Demmings, occupants of the Big House.

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