Marianne Williamson
Spiritual author and activist
Marianne Williamson is an American author, lecturer and political activist who wrote A Return to Love, a New York Times bestseller.
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American Born 1952 in Houston, United States
About Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson was born in Houston, Texas, in 1952. Her career began in ministry, leading the Church of Today, a Unity congregation in Warren, Michigan. She later became widely known through frequent appearances on Oprah Winfrey's show. A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles was published in 1992 and reached the New York Times bestseller list. Her other books include Tears to Triumph and The Law of Divine Compensation. Williamson founded Center for Living in 1987 and Project Angel Food, a Los Angeles meals-on-wheels program, in 1989. She also co-founded the Peace Alliance. In politics, she ran for Congress in California as an independent in 2014, sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, and ran for president again in 2024.