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Images of Holiness: Explorations in Contemporary Spirituality
Images of Holiness Explorations in Contemporary Spirituality Author:Philip Sheldrake Our relationship with God is often confined to narrow spiritual experiences and does not effectively enter into our daily lives, says author Philip Sheldrake. This problem is compounded by a division between head and heart between the way we think about our faith and the way we pray or otherwise express our commitment as Christians." — In ... more »m>Images of Holiness, he draws on a decade of work as a retreat director to offer a challenging and creative approach to contemporary spirituality, an approach that views spirituality as "how we stand before God in the context of our everyday lives."
"Spirituality finds its starting point in experience rather than in abstract ideas," he writes. Using concrete examples, he maintains that authentic Christian spirituality should integrate experience with theology, and tradition with contemporary perspectives drawn from the world in which we live.
Images of Holiness brings together many of the important ideas being discussed in prayer and spirituality and presents them in a clear and readable style that will help both those beginning their spiritual journey and those seeking to refresh their vision of holiness.« less