HOW I STOPPED BELIEVING IN THE END OF THE WORLD: A Story about Religion and Creativity - Tapa blanda

Whittle, William Monroe

 
9780595511754: HOW I STOPPED BELIEVING IN THE END OF THE WORLD: A Story about Religion and Creativity
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ISBN 10: 0595511759 ISBN 13: 9780595511754
Editorial: iUniverse, 2008

Sinopsis

A Journey Into the Depths of Religious Revelation and Human CreationIn this fascinating documented account, a devout Christian believer journey's into the depths of religious experience and fundamentalist states of mind. He suffers a major loss in his life, and struggles to reconcile the inconsistency of this loss with the beliefs he loves so well. As he ventures beyond the familiar, his fundamentalist ideas open into a more expansive and illuminating reality. He discovers, during this journey, how certain destructive fundamentalist beliefs came to exist. He sees why people can let go of these beliefs and embrace a fulfilling new way of being. As this story unfolds, its events illustrate which states of mind stand in the way of our best possibilities and which states of mind can move us toward greater fulfillment in a rapidly changing world.

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A story about religion and creativity. A journey into the depths of religious revelation and human creation. In this fascinating documented account, a devout Christian believer journeys into the depths of religious experience and fundamentalist states of mind. He suffers a major loss in his life, and struggles to reconcile the inconsistency of this loss with the beliefs he loves so well. As he ventures beyond the familiar, his fundamentalist ideas open into a more expansive and illuminating reality. He discovers, during this journey, how certain polarizing fundamentalist beliefs came to exist. He learns how to let go of these beliefs to embrace a more rewarding way of being. As this story unfolds, its events illustrate which states of mind stand in the way of our best possibilities and which states of mind can move us toward greater fulfillment in a rapidly changing world.

Biografía del autor

Will Whittle studied at the University of Paris, San Francisco State University and Brigham Young University. He was once a minister in Canada and Alaska, following which he became a United States civil servant in France. He has done research in peace and conflict studies while lecturing on grants from the Ark Foundation and the Ploughshares Fund. He has three children, has traveled extensively, and is the author of four books.

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Editorial
iUniverse
Año de publicación
2008
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0595511759
ISBN 13 
9780595511754
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
384
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