Book in translation
Hearts of Love
A return to the spiritual ideas first published in Romanian as Inimi ale Iubirii in 1999.
The English edition is being retranslated from the original Romanian text with care for its direct voice, metaphors and early vision.
The beginning
Inimi ale Iubirii, 1999
The original Romanian book belongs to an earlier period of Raz's spiritual writing. Its language is simple and direct, carrying images and claims that later work would revisit from a different stage of life.
The new English translation is not being treated as an opportunity to erase that younger voice. The aim is to make it readable while preserving the ideas, metaphors and tensions that genuinely belong to the source.
The English edition
Translation with the source still visible
The translation uses British English and an accessible register, with close paragraph alignment to the Romanian. Literal spiritual images are retained where they carry the original meaning, even when a smoother paraphrase might sound more conventional.
Any later scientific or philosophical reflections will be clearly separated as new material rather than silently inserted into the 1999 text.
Working principles
What the edition will protect
The original voice
Plain language, direct claims and the emotional clarity of the Romanian source.
The spiritual images
Metaphors such as "the blood of God" remain literal when their force depends on that image.
The reader's trust
New additions, notes or later reflections will be identified rather than disguised as original text.
Current status
Translation in progress
The manuscript is being worked through carefully. Publication date, formats and retailer information will be announced only after the English text, editorial work and production plan are confirmed.
A separate distinction
Website translation is not a book edition
The website's automatic language switcher helps international visitors read these pages. It does not indicate that Hearts of Love or any other book has been professionally translated into those languages.