Welcome to the Wisdom of the World and Its Meaning for You

Name: Welcome to the Wisdom of the World and Its Meaning for You
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ISBN: 9780802828941

ISBN-10: 0802828949

ISBN-13: 9780802828941

Edition: 2007

Authors: Joan Chittister

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Certain questions are common to all of us as human beings. Why was I born? What??'s important in life? How do I know the right thing to do? What does it mean to "make a difference"? What??'s wrong with me ? why can???t I change? Such questions are so deeply human that they transcend time and place, religions and cultures. In this inviting book Joan Chittister presents the insights of others from different cultures throughout history who have grappled with the same kinds of life questions that plague us here and now. Through stories and wisdom literature from major religious traditions ? Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam ? Chittister highlights practical, universal truths…

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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 186
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Prologue: Answers from the Ages


Hindu Wisdom



Why Does My Life Feel So Hectic?



Why Does the Thought of Getting Older Bother Me?



What Does It Mean to "Make a Difference"?



What Does It Mean to Be a Spiritual Person?



How Can I Learn to Let Go of the Past?


Buddhist Enlightenment



Would I Do It All Again?



How Do I Know the Right Thing to Do?



How Do I Know Who to Follow?



What Does It Take to Succeed?



Is It Possible to Make Up for Past Mistakes?


Jewish Community



Where Did I Lose My Idealism?



Why Do I Feel Stuck?



What Can I Do When Enough Is Enough?



Does Anything Really Matter?



Why Was I Born?


Christian Love



Why Can't I Just Get Away from It All?



What Does It Take to Put Excitement Back into Life?



How Will I Know Truth When I See It?



What's Wrong with Me: Why Can't I Change?



What Is the Purpose of Life?


Islamic Submission



What Is There to Get Up for in the Morning?



Where Is God?



What Is Happiness?



What's Important in Life?



Why Do I Feel That Something Is Missing in My Life?


Epilogue: The Roots of Tradition



Hindu Wisdom and Eternal Meaning



Buddhist Enlightenment and Desirelessness



Judaism: Community of Justice and Joy



Christianity: The Call to the Beatitudes



Islam: Community of Witness and Submission