| Befriending Our Desires Contributor(s): Sheldrake, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814647170 ISBN-13: 9780814647172 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth - Religion | Inspirational - Religion | Devotional |
| Dewey: 248.4 |
| LCCN: 2016007167 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.3" W x 8.1" (0.35 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Desire is at the heart of what it is to be human. The power of desire, while embodied and sensuous, is God-given and the key to all human spirituality. Humanity is blessed with a deep longing that is infinite in extent and can only ultimately be satisfied in God. Befriending Our Desires portrays the intimate connection between desire and the spiritual journey. Drawing on Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, Christian spiritual classics (with some reference to Buddhist spirituality), poetry, and other literature, plus personal and pastoral experience, Philip Sheldrake explores the role of desire in relation to God, prayer, sexuality, making choices, and responding to change. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sheldrake, Philip: - Philip Sheldrake is professor and director of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Spirituality at Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas. He is also senior research associate of the Von Hügel Institute, St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, and senior research fellow in the Cambridge Theological Federation (Westcott House). Philip Sheldrake trained in history and theology and was awarded the DD (Higher Doctorate) in 2015 by the University of Oxford. He has taught and written extensively on Christian spirituality, is author or editor of seventeen books, and is past president of the international Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality. |
