Happy Are You Poor The Simple Life and Spiritual Freedom

Name: Happy Are You Poor The Simple Life and Spiritual Freedom
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ISBN: 9780898709216

ISBN-10: 0898709210

ISBN-13: 9780898709216

Edition: 2003

Authors: Thomas Dubay

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To the modern mind, the concept of poverty is often confused with destitution. But destitution emphatically is not the Gospel ideal. A love-filled sharing frugality is the message, and Happy Are You Poor explains the meaning of this beatitude lived and taught by Jesus himself. But isn't simplicity in lifestyle meant only for nuns and priests? Are not all of us to enjoy the goodness and beauties of our magnificent creation? Are parents to be frugal with the children they love so much? The renowned spiritual writer Dubay gives surprising replies to these questions. He explains how material things are like extensions of our persons and thus of our love. If everyone lived this love there would…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Publication date: 6/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 180
Size: 5.30" wide x 8.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Preface


Problems and Presuppositions


Universal Radicality


Are You Confused?


Becoming Unconfused: Criteria for Solution


Poverty and Premises


Values: What and Why?


What Gospel Poverty is Not


Emptiness and Radical Readiness


A Sparing-Sharing Lifestyle


Apostolic Credibility


Pilgrim Witness


Radicality and Superfluity


Levels of Radicality


Neccessities and Superfluities


States in Life


Frugality in Marriage


The Religious Vow


Clerical Poverty


Joy


Happy Are You Poor


An Examen


Index