Godawful: Connections Between Biblical Journeys and Life Transitions

ISBN-13: 9780788023293 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 155 str.

Andre Papineau

Opis

During much of our lives we're going through one transition or another. Whether it's leaving home, having children, losing a parent, or retiring, the transitional phases in our lives can be difficult to navigate. We often feel lost, confused, depressed and we wonder Where is God in all of this? Yet if we reflect on journey stories in the Bible (such as journey of the Prodigal Son or Jonah's journey to Nineveh) and look at them as stories of transitions, we can begin to understand the profound spirituality of our own transitions -- no matter how godawful the experience seems. By bringing together transitional experiences and biblical journey stories, and viewing them through a common lens, this enlightening book provides abundant insight into both the scriptures and the human condition, helping us to see how the hand of God, yes even Godawful, is at work in our everyday lives. Each chapter includes helpful exercises and discussion questions, making it an ideal individual or group study resource. Andre Papineau writes about identity and authenticity with penetrating clarity. He grounds the religious search and the human equation in our passion to be truthful. The truth will make us free. This book shows us how that is accomplished. The sources used, the stories told, even the discussion questions are compelling. Anthony T. Padovano Catholic Theologian Andre Papineau brings to this book his deep familiarity with the scriptures, his knowledge of psychology, and his common sense honed in a lifetime of experience. With deep wisdom and perceptive insight, he helps us understand better both important biblical passages and the transitions that occur in all our lives. All pilgrimChristians can learn much from this book. Charles E. Curran Southern Methodist University Andre Papineau is the maestro of the liminal, emcee in the cabaret called Transition, which is always open and whose customers are always edgy, confused, and desperate to get out. It isn't simplistic psychobabble pabulum he offers here, but hard, good advice, the kind grownups need in order to advance to the next grade. Each of these chapters is a meditation on the strange and intermittently glorious thing called being alive. Russell Shorto Author of Gospel Truth