Kerry Walters
Auteur van A Retreat With Brother Lawrence and the Russian Pilgrim: Praying Ceaselessly
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Kerry Walters is professor emeritus of philosophy and peace and justice studies at Gettysburg College. He is the author of more than forty books, many on religious themes in American history, as well as biographies and profiles of peacemakers, including, most recently, Oscar Romero and Harriet toon meer Tubman. toon minder
Werken van Kerry Walters
The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide (Guides to Historic Events in America) (2012) 11 exemplaren
Outbreak in Washington, D.C.:: The 1857 Mystery of the National Hotel Disease (Disaster) (2014) 3 exemplaren
Lincoln, the rise of the Republicans, and the coming of the Civil War : a reference guide (2013) 2 exemplaren
Jacob's Hip : 2 exemplaren
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Interesting. Not easy to understand, but I think I grasped most of it. We seldom touch on religious mysticism in churches I've been in, and I think the author has explanations for why that is.
Godlust is the Original Sin, says the author, our desire to be like God corrupted into a lust to become God. We try to do this by devouring God's qualities, such as Truth, Good, and Beauty, but only end up corrupting these qualities as well.
Covers lots, most, or all the arguments on both sides of the pro-animal and vegetarian/vegan issues.
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The writing itself is rather dry and the content is not terribly personal or in-depth - it's just a very broad, vague overview of Teresa's life.
The most interesting part was actually reading about the process of canonization which convinced me even further that I strongly disagree with the Catholic church on so many issues.
As far as Mother Teresa herself is concerned, I found the following quote of hers (included in chapter four) to be rather disconcerting, as it is so deeply in conflict with the Christian faith: "I do convert. I convert you to be a better Hindu, a better Catholic, a better Muslim, or Jain or Buddhist."
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley.… (meer)