Earthy Mysticism: Spirituality for Unspiritual People

Earthy Mysticism: Spirituality for Unspiritual People

This book, says the author, is â‚¬Å“a testimony of narratives where [a] strange God appears. Such appearances supply the mystical states that have come to shape my life. I am not helped much by conventional approaches to spirituality. I find it almost impossible to do â‚¬Ëœdevotions.â‚¬ Daily Bible study in the sense of devoting twenty to thirty minutes a day never worked for me. I cannot get around to scheduled times for prayer on my knees with head bowed. I find labyrinths and prayer beads boring. I am ever and again distracted in silent meditation. I simply cannot sustain a spirituality based in such things.

â‚¬Å“I do not regard myself as unusual or special. My hunch, and it is more than that, is that a host of people will recognize themselves in what I describe here. What is here is, clearly, my story, but it is not about me. It is about a God of surprises, of One who comes in the ordinary and the seamy. It is about a God who will goose you. It is about mystical moments when clearly the only thing that finally matters is this God who will never leave us alone, especially in the ordinary and angular places of life. It is, I hope, a spirituality for unspiritual people.â‚¬Â

From the Circuit Rider review: "Tex Sampleâ‚¬s new book, Earthy Mysticism: Spirituality for Unspiritual People, simultaneously says a whole lot and very little about the subject of mysticism. The word â‚¬Å“mysticismâ‚¬Â itself only shows up in the introduction and the last chapter, bracketing the book with a concept that Sample doesnâ‚¬t fully define or even directly reflect on the meaning of. That being said, Sample never claims to be writing a scholarly view of what mysticism might be, but instead attempts to show how one can recognize the presence of the holy in everyday life. In this he succeeds powerfully." (Click here to read the entire review.)
Country USA
Brand Abingdon Press
Manufacturer Abingdon Press
Binding Paperback
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EANs 9780687649891
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Country	USA
Brand	Abingdon Press
Manufacturer	Abingdon Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0687649897_used
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780687649891
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Earthy Mysticism: Spirituality for Unspiritual People

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