God of Surprises

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The remainder of his thesis is essentially a guide to a personalised and internalised adaptation of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises as a way of `finding' this hidden treasure.

The author presents von Hügel’s analysis of the three main stages of human development-infancy, adolescence and adulthood-describing the predominant needs and activities which characterize each stage. It is a book for all versions of Christianity ,and although written by a Jesuit Priest , it does not infringe into other Branches of Christian Belief.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. If I have got the wrong end of the stick, perhaps someone would enlighten me or direct me to another book that might have a better chance of starting me on a journey. The Final Chapter applies the insights of the book to a very real situation- the threat of nuclear war. God is a ‘God of Surprises’ because He is not remote or distant, dwelling only in tabernacles and temples of stone, but near to us. Although not recommended by the author I did read straight through it without doing the exercises at the end of each chapter.

The use of the imagination and emotions in encountering what God has to say to you from his word is gently and easily put. I read it a few years ago and was captivated by his thoughts about finding God in unexpected places - such as in ourselves as he has made us in his image. En conséquence, toutes les commandes passées en ligne entre le 26 et le 31 janvier seront retardées. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Gerard Hughes goes back to the basics on how faith/our relationship with God and our spirituality should be.At the end of most chapters, he provided exercises that related to the thoughts he had discussed in that chapter. Faulty understanding of these two important events in Christ’s life contribute to producing a distorted image of God and deter us from our spiritual journey. The author, a Jesuit, clearly and effectively expounds the basic methodology of the Spiritual Excercises of St. Our inner selves can tell us the direction our lives should take and supply the inspiration and energy to take it. In terms of content and presentation the book is very good and will give you an awful lot to think about, it certainly changed my view on a lot of topics, especially the seeking guidance chapters.