Name: Soul Making
ISBN: 9780060641795

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Why This Clicks

Desert Wisdom

Desert monastic spirituality meets modern literature and psychology in a readable reflection on inner transformation.

Come here for

Explore the early Christian monks’ path of spiritual transformation
Consider wonder, mystery, and awe within Christian faith

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A readable, orthodox Christian perspective
Connections between spirituality, literature, and psychology

Book Details

Authors: Alan W. Jones
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: May 10, 1989
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Prayer & Healing · The Christian Soul
Reading lane: Prayer & Healing

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Psychoanalysis
Christian Living
Love & Marriage (Christian)
Spiritual Growth

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Christian History
Inspirational Religion
Mysticism
Spirituality

About This Book

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 p...

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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.