Soul Making

by Jones, Alan W.

• ISBN13: 9780060641795
• ISBN10: 0060641797
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

A leading spiritual writer recovers "The Desert Way of Believing" -- the spiritual pathway discovered by early Christian monks who lived in the Egyptian desert that is still relevant to Christians today. Alan Jones distills the elements that made this fully orthodox way of inner transformation a unique and important part of the early church. Refreshingly readable and filled with rich insights, Soul Making draws together the spirituality of modern literature and elements of psychology. Jones shows how the desert way can become for any spiritual seeker a soul-stretching means of experiencing the "wonder, mystery, and awe" at the heart of the Christian faith.

Author Biography

Alan W. Jones, Ph.D., dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California, is a well-known author, speaker, and retreat leader

Table of Contents

Preface	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
The Invitation to See
Children of the Desert	p. 19
The Christian Neurosis	p. 35
Death in the Desert	p. 60
Entering the Emptiness
The Gift of Tears	p. 82
The Fiftieth Gate	p. 107
Love: God's Wild Card	p. 124
The Call to Joy
Love and the Making of a Soul	p. 143
The Three Conversions	p. 159
The Soul Maker: The Holy and Undivided Trinity	p. 185
Epilogue	p. 206
Notes	p. 210
Index	p. 217
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