| Description |
1 online resource (179 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Desert Stories; Pilgrim People; Chapter 2. A Vision of Spiritual Development; Deserts; Deserts As Creative Suffering; Promised Lands; Time; Is a Stage Approach Valid?; Chapter 3. Desert Life; Being in the Desert; The Desert As a Fundamental Life Force; Chapter 4. Desert Languages; Loneliness; Aloneness; Depression; Anxiety; Fear; Shame; Guilt; Frustration; Anger; Boredom; Apathy; Anguish; Chapter 5. Adolescence; Desert of Disenchantment; Land of Enchantment; Chapter 6. Young Adulthood |
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Desert of DiscoveryLand of Surrender; Chapter 7. Established Adulthood; Desert of Self-Concern; Land of Self-Actualization; Chapter 8. Midlife Adulthood; Desert of Limits; Land of Unlimitedness; Chapter 9. Middle-AgedAdulthood; Desert of Depression; Land of Joy; Chapter 10. The Elder Years; Desert of Death; Land of Life; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Discover how negative experiences such as loneliness, depression, and anxiety can be opportunities for personal growth!Ways of the Desert: Becoming Holy Through Difficult Times analyzes the similarities and differences between spiritual and psychological experiences. This book shows religious professionals and others interested in spiritual development how suffering can foster growth. You will explore the so-called "negative" desert experiences--depression, anxiety, loneliness, guilt, and anger--and learn how they can be opportunities for spiritual growth. This book explains why oppo |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kraft, William F
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| ISBN |
9781317789352 |
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1317789350 |
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