Neil Douglas-Klotz, Ph.D.
Neil Douglas-Klotz, Ph.D. is a renowned writer, researcher, teacher, and musician in the fields of Middle Eastern spirituality and the translation and interpretation of the ancient Semitic languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic. Living in Scotland, he was for many years the co-chair of the Mysticism Group of the American Academy of Religion.
A frequent speaker and workshop leader, he is the author of several books. His books on the Aramaic spirituality of Jesus include Prayers of the Cosmos, The Hidden Gospel, Original Meditation: The Aramaic Jesus and the Spirituality of Creation, Blessings of the Cosmos, and Revelations of the Aramaic Jesus (2022). His books on a comparative view of ‘native’ Middle Eastern spirituality include Desert Wisdom: A Nomad’s Guide to Life’s Big Questions and The Tent of Abraham (with Rabbi Arthur Waskow and Sr. Joan Chittister). His books on Sufi spirituality include The Sufi Book of Life: 99 Pathways of the Heart for the Modern Dervish and A Little Book of Sufi Stories. He also edited four collections of the work of Middle Eastern mystic Kahlil Gibran. He has also written a mystery novel set in the first century C.E. Holy Land entitled A Murder at Armageddon.
His biographical collections of the works of his Sufi teachers include Gardens of Vision and Initiation (Samuel L. Lewis) and Illuminating the Shadow (Moineddin Jablonski). For more information about his work, see the website of the Abwoon Network https:// abwoon.org/ or his Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/AuthorNeilDouglasKlotz/)
Neil Douglas-Klotz’s 2 Caritas Events
The Aramaic Jesus and the Spirituality of Creation with Neil Douglas-Klotz, Ph.D.
February 16, 2026 conversation
“Within each of us is a part of ourselves that is waiting to rediscover that it is part of the divine whole, connected to all.”
Join us for a deeply illuminating conversation with Neil Douglas-Klotz, as we explore the heart of his groundbreaking work, Original Meditation: the Aramaic Jesus and the Spirituality of Creation.
Revelations of the Aramaic Jesus: The Hidden Teachings on Life and Death with Neil Douglas-Klotz, Ph.D.
November 16, 2024 conversation
Join us for an enlightening conversation on the works and teachings of Neil Douglas-Klotz, a renowned scholar, author, and spiritual teacher with a deep background in Aramaic language studies and Middle Eastern spirituality. We will explore the teachings of Jesus through the perspective of Aramaic, the language he spoke.