Marianne Williamson, author
Candidacy announced: Mar. 5, 2023
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Personal Life
Full Name: Marianne Deborah Williamson
Birthdate: July 8, 1952
Marital Status: divorced in 1979
Children:
- India, born 1990
Religion:
- Jewish in childhood
- former Unity Church pastor
- non-denominational spiritual practice
Pets: none found
Career, Education, & Publications
Career Highlights:
- Author, 1992-present
- Candidate, Democratic party, U.S. presidential election, 2016
- Candidate, Independent, U.S. House of Representatives, California District 33, 2014
- Cofounder and Emeritus Board Chair, Peace Alliance, 2004-present
- Spiritual Leader, Church of Today, 1998-2003
- Founder, Project Angel Food, 1989-1992
- Founder, Center for Living Manhattan, 1989-1992
- Founder, Center for Living Los Angeles, 1987-1992
- Lecturer, Philosophical Research Society, 1980s
- Owner, bookstore and coffee shop, 1979-1983
- Cabaret and nightclub singer, 1970s
Education:
- attended Pomona College
Select Publications:
- A Politics of Love: A Handbook for a New American Revolution, 2019
- Tears to Triumph: The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment, 2016
- The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money and Miracles, 2012
- A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever, 2010
- The Gift of Change, 2004
- Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness, and Making Miracles, 2002
- Imagine What America Could Be in the 21st Century: Visions of a Better Future from Leading American Thinkers, 2000
- Enchanted Love: The Mystical Power of Intimate Relationships, 1999
- Healing the Soul of America: Reclaiming Our Voices as Spiritual Citizens, 1997
- Emma & Mommy Talk to God, 1996
- Illuminata: A Return to Prayer, 1994
- A Woman’s Worth, 1993
- A Return to Love, 1992
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