Michael Bernard Beckwith is a

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minister, author, and founder and spiritual director of the

Agape International Spiritual Center The Agape International Spiritual Center is a transdenominational congregation currently holding Sunday services at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, founded in 1986 by Michael Bernard Beckwith. Agape International Spiritual Center ...

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Beckwith is the founder and spiritual director of the

, a

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community founded in 1986. Agape’s local community outreach programs feed people experiencing homelessness, serve incarcerated individuals, partner with community service organizations active in children’s schools and youth homes, support the arts, and advocate for the preservation of our planet’s environmental resources. He is also co-founder of the

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and co-chair of the

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, along with

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."Michael Beckwith"
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Books

Beckwith is the author of several books, including ''Spiritual Liberation'', which won the Gold Medal Nautilus Book Award in 2009, ''Forty Day Mind Fast Soul Feast'', ''A Manifesto of Peace'', and ''TranscenDance Expanded'', a book and collection of remixed lectures set to electronic dance music by Stephen Bray and John Potoker. In 2018, His seminal book, ''Life Visioning'', was listed as one of "15 Books to Help Solve 15 Life Problems" on Oprah.com. His 2009 PBS Special, ''The Answer Is You,'' was the impetus for his book of the same name.

Popular culture

Beckwith was also one of the featured teachers in the 2006 documentary '' The Secret'' and the bestselling book by the same name that followed the film.

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External links

Michael Beckwith's Personal Website

Agape International Spiritual Center's Official Website

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