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Zusatztext Featured at number 1 in the Church Times' top ten religious books. Informationen zum Autor Ruth Burrows is a Carmelite Nun from Quidenham in Norfolk, UK. She is the author of a number of bestselling books including Guidelines for Mystical Prayer and Essence of Prayer . Klappentext Ruth Burrows is the author of numerous best-selling books, including Essence of Prayer . In this book, she distills the wisdom and experience gained from her life as a Carmelite nun into a vigorous, compelling presentation of what it means to be a Christian.Ruth Burrows believes that many people, even regular churchgoers, miss the true meaning and joy of Christianity. God longs for us to know him as our Saviour, so that he can bring us to share in his own Trinitarian life and love. Burrows traces how God reveals himself to us through our personal lives, particularly our experiences of weakness and failure; through history and the natural world; through the scriptures; and above all, through his beloved Son Jesus. Encountering the living God revealed in Jesus Christ challenges us to face our own truth, and sets us free to receive the boundless love, the joy, fulfilment, and holiness, for which we were made. Vorwort There is a seismic shift necessary from being religious to being a true disciple. Here is the contemplative's perspective. Zusammenfassung There is a seismic shift necessary from being religious to being a true disciple. It is an abiding sorrow to the author that many faithful religious people, even regular church goers, understand so little of the great truths they so sincerely profess to believe, especially among young people. This title presents the contemplative's perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by Archbishop Rowan Williams \ 1. The Love of God \ 2. God Comes to the Poor \ 3.They Exchanged the Truth of God for a Lie \ 4.The Struggle with the Ways of God \ 5. The Human Face of God \ 6. Behold the Man \ 7. God Has Made Christ our Wisdom \ 8. Unconditional Forgiveness ...
