The Gospel of Falling Down - The Beauty of Failure, in an Age of Success

Klappentext We hear a lot about the gospel of success, whether from Christian or New Age sources. But most of us are more accustomed to failure, or at least not reaching our hopes. Which, surely, is at the heart of the life of Jesus and his message. This book is a radical departure from much of what modern day Christianity (and gurus of all kinds) seem to offer. Rather than seeing Christianity as a group of people trying to change themselves into the ideal, it describes how such a practice is precisely what Jesus came to liberate us from. Zusammenfassung Failure! rather than success! is at the heart of the life of Jesus and his message. He came to liberate us from the "gospel of success". It is not in "climbing the ladder of perfection" that we meet God! but in falling from it. And it is then that we discover the most beautiful spiritual gold.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Townsend
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.02.2007
• EAN: 9781846940095
• ISBN: 978-1-84694-009-5
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Christian life & practice, Christian life and practice, RELIGION / Christian Living / General