Internationally recognised
as a writer, speaker and facilitator, Art Lester’s
experience working in many countries has given him rare
insight into cultural differences in general and problems
of the so-called “Third World” in particular.
For the past eleven years he has written a column in
The Inquirer, the oldest non-conformist religious
journal in Britain, entitled Downside Up. Other
articles and stories, on this and other themes, have
been widely published.
Born in the USA, Art Lester
has spent much of his life abroad. After working for
many years in Africa and Latin America, he returned
to the United Kingdom, qualified as a counsellor and
entered the Unitarian ministry. In 2001 he retired from
his full-time post as minister of Essex Church, London.
Since then he has returned to his small village in Spain
and devoted himself to writing. His most recent book,
Seeing with Your Ears: Spirituality for Those Who
Can’t Believe, won first prize in the
Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Book
Awards. This and other publications are listed
below.
Art
Lester's Publications
Seeing with Your Ears: Spirituality
for Those Who Can’t Believe is for those
people who sense that there is a spiritual reality, but who
can’t accept the limitations of mainstream religious
traditions. In a series of entertaining and gritty essays,
the author leads the reader toward a “hunch” that
may change their lives. Read
more about the book here
Nobody’s
Ass is a short novel about two unlikely allies
who join forces to escape the oppression of their Latin American
home. In a story of an incredible journey, they come to know
what freedom really is, and where it might be found. Read
more about the book here
Almost Home: Lost and Found in a
Spanish Mountain Village is Art Lester’s
most recent book. Set in the remote village of the Spanish
Sierra Nevada where Lester has made a home for more than twenty
years, it is the true story of two people finding a rural
paradise and learning some surprising truths about themselves.
The book is currently under representation by a literary agent,
awaiting publication. Read
more about the book here
