Learning to Love
1st Edition
Published on 7. January 2010
130 pages
978-1-4411-2237-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this new book, Martin Israel explores the question: How can we learn to obey the commandment to love our neighbor? Through powerful meditations on the nature and responsibilities of existence and love Israel shows to his readers some of paths for the "mystical walk" that ends in love. He writes:"One does not believe in God; one knows Him by experience, and that experience makes all life's vicissitudes worth while. For this end is glorious [and] as one grows so one's vision expands to include all humanity and ultimately all that lives."
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-2237-7 (9781441122377)
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Person
Martin Israel, a doctor and pathologist, taught at the University of London at the Royal College of Surgeons, and is a priest in the Church of England.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- 1. The Foundation of Existence: God and Creation
- 2. Jesus: Servant and Christ
- 3. The Holy Spirit: The Lord, the Giver of Life
- 4. The Religious Quest: The Search for Truth
- 5. Faith and Reason: The Two ways of Approaching Truth
- 6. A Loving God: With so Much Suffering in the World?
- 7. A Sacramental Way: Seeing Holiness in Everything
- 8. False Gods and Human Crutches: The Power of Illusion in Life
- 9. The Company we Keep: What we do with our thoughts and Feelings
- 10. Humiliation and Humility: The way to Acceptable Behaviour
- 11. Fear, Failing and Forgiveness: The way of Spiritual Growth
- 12. Ages and Stages of the Spiritual Path: The Education of the will
- 13. The Prosaic Encounter with God: The Discipline of Dailyness
- 14. The Word of God: Creation and Regeneration
- 15. The Sequel to a Life: The Four Last Things
- 16. The Mystical Walk: Our way in Christ
- Notes
- Further Reading and Resources
