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Zusatztext 87168083 Informationen zum Autor Formerly a priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross, Tom Stella is the cofounder and director of Soul Link, Inc., a nonprofit for spiritual seekers, a spiritual director, and retreat facilitator. Tom has been a campus minister, and a hospital, hospice, and work place chaplain. He is the author of six books--The God Instinct; A Faith Worth Believing; Finding God Beyond Religion; CPR for the Soul; In Sync with the Sacred, Out of Step with the World; and Meditations for Mediocre Mystics--and has earned graduate degrees from the University of Notre Dame MDiv (theology), the University of Michigan MA (counseling), and the Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley STM (spirituality). Klappentext An accessible guide to a meaningful spiritual life that reinterprets traditional religious teachings central to the Christian faith in ways that connect with people who have outgrown the beliefs and devotional practices that once made sense to them. Zusammenfassung Take Your Understanding of Church Teachings from Limiting to Life-Giving-and Free Your Faith to Flourish "No longer sustained by easy answers! we may find ourselves standing before a three-pronged fork in the road: we can wander in the direction of conventional beliefs and practices! we can reject God and turn away from religion altogether! or we can embrace our uncertainty as an invitation to a more vital understanding of both God and religion." -from the Introduction Do you describe yourself as "spiritual but not religious"? Whether young or old! church connected or not! are you spiritually restless for an authentic faith life but do not find conventional religious teachings pertinent to you? This accessible guide to a meaningful spiritual life is a salve for your soul. It reinterprets traditional religious teachings central to the Christian faith-God! Jesus! faith! prayer! morality and more-in ways that connect with people who have outgrown the beliefs and devotional practices that once made sense to them. It helps you find new ways to understand and relate to traditional! narrowly defined Christian "truths" that honor their full spiritual power and scope! and opens your mind and heart to the full impact of Christian teachings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xi Introduction xv 1. God Beyond Religion 1 2. What Becomes of Prayer If There Is No God? 13 3. From Belief to Faith 27 4. Jesus: The Way, or in the Way? 39 5. Why Didn't Someone Tell Me I'm a Mystic? 51 6. Inspiration Is Not Dictation 65 7. Morality As Right Relationship 77 8. What Problem of Evil? 89 9. Church with a Mission, Mission with a Church 103 Epilogue: A Spiritual Epoch on the Rise 115 Acknowledgments 119 Notes 121 Suggestions for Further Reading 125 ...
