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Title: The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith by Janet O. Hagberg, Robert A. Guelich ISBN: 1-879215-28-4 Publisher: Sheffield Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 February, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Unique, helpful, a pleasure to read
Comment: This is "my subject," the spiritual journey. I have read many, many books on the subject. This one stands out a mile!
Written for present-day Christians (although there is plenty for followers of any spiritual path), The Critical Journey is clear, easy to read, well organized, and full of excellent advice and guidance. It is obviously based upon the classic teachings about the progressive stages of inner growth, but the authors had digested all the information so thoroughly that it seems newly invented, created especially for people of our own day.
One point I have never seen explained anywhere before is that a person can easily identify the material that describes his or her place on the path right now, and can get some meaning from material about the next stage in order. However, when she comes to a stage beyond that, it doesn't make any sense at all. This is very true. It explains why so much of what we read seems nonsensical, meaningless.
That being said, anyone can find sound advice, answers to many questions, and inspiration for continuing on the inner way to full maturity.
review by Janet Knori, author of Awakening in God
Rating: 5
Summary: Superb view of reality for the growing Christian
Comment: I have come to a point in my Christian walk in which the Bible seems to be saying much greater, freer messages than I felt were coming from the pulpit. Many church leaders didn't seem to be emulating the grace and freedom they were trying to relate to their congregations. I finally realized that many were not as lucky as I am. For I have made so many mistakes in my life that have led me astry from the path I knew God had drawn for me. Each error brought tremendous growth when the problem was taken to Jesus and He put me back on track. His ultimate love and forgiveness has brought me to a different dimension and freed me of the law. Unfortunately, most churches are thinking they are preaching freedom from the Law as spoken of in the Bible, but they are putting their congregations under even more laws by their prescribed definition of how Christians should look, act, and believe--and, even more so, how they should interpret various passages of Scripture. I so wonder if Paul, David, Moses, etc would actually be accepted in their congregations knowing that each one of them had performed the worst of crimes. This book brought tears to my eyes as I finally found others that have realized that about the fourth stage of our Christian walk, we have to throw away all biases we have had about Christianity and just look to Jesus. The structured church plays such a different role for me now. I enjoy the workship but realize that many of the leaders may never arrive at true grace and freedom. I would love to hear from others that have read this book and are in the fourth or fifth stage.
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Title: Tell Me a Story: The Life-Shaping Power of Our Stories by Daniel Taylor ISBN: 0970651104 Publisher: Bog Walk Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Inner Compass: An Invitation to Ignatian Spirituality by Margaret Silf ISBN: 0829413669 Publisher: Loyola Pr Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Work of Heart : Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders by Reggie McNeal ISBN: 078794288X Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Big Questions, Worthy Dreams : Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith by Sharon Daloz Parks ISBN: 0787941719 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Making of a Leader by J. Robert Clinton ISBN: 0891091920 Publisher: Navpress Pub. Date: October, 1988 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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