Friendship Like No Other Experiencing God's Amazing Embrace

Name: Friendship Like No Other Experiencing God's Amazing Embrace
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ISBN: 9780829427028

ISBN-10: 0829427023

ISBN-13: 9780829427028

Edition: 2008

Authors: William A. Barry

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A Friendship Like No Ohter offers three well-suported and practical sections: pryaerful exercises to help lead the reader to the conviction that God wants his or her friendship; a close look at objections to this idea; and reflections on experiencing the presence of God and discerning those experiences. Brief, personal meditations are woven throughout.

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Loyola Press
Publication date: 3/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440

William A. Barry, S.J., & William J. Connolly, S.J., were two of the six co-founders of the Center for Religious Development in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1971. The center was one of the first to offer year-long specialized training in spiritual direction. Both authors now reside at Campion Center, Weston, Massachusetts.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: What Does God Want?



Experiencing God's Desire for Friendship



The Meaning of Friendship



Friendship with God in the Bible



The First Stages of Friendship with God: Attraction and Disturbances



Going Deeper in Friendship with God: Coming to Know Jesus as a Friend



The Spirit and the Community of God's Friends



Understanding Ourselves and God



How Could God Want My Friendship?



Isn't This a Self-Centered Spirituality?



Where Does Salvation Figure In to Friendship with God?



Does Friendship Lead to Compassion for God?



Is This Any Way to Treat Your Friends?



How Am I to Understand God's Anger and Justice?



Does God Reveal the Divine Inner Life to Us?



Experiencing God



Where Do We Experience God?



How Do I Know I'm Experiencing God?


Conclusion


Notes


Annotated Bibliography


Acknowledgments (cont.)