When True Simplicity Is Gained: Finding Spiritual Clarity in a Complex World - Softcover

Marty, Martin E.; Marty, Micah

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9780802842374: When True Simplicity Is Gained: Finding Spiritual Clarity in a Complex World
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802842372 ISBN 13: 9780802842374
Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co, 1998

Synopsis

For those who feel overwhelmed and sense that their lives are too complex and the demands on them too great, this book provides a daily moment of grace and escape. For those who have made their lives superficially simple but still lack the anticipated spiritual dimension, this book offers hope. Promoting no complex instructions on how to accomplish the simple life, but offering only insights into how to receive its gifts, the Martys combine photographs that capture the essence of the Shakers, an American religious community founded on simplicity, with thoughtful meditations that reflect on great prayers of the ages. Together they demonstrate that "when true simplicity is gained," the busy and otherwise distracted person will be gifted with new measures of clarity of purpose, directness of vision, serenity of soul, order in agenda - and an experience of God.

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About the Author

Martin Marty is an ordained minister who taught at the University of Chicago for thirty-five years.

Reviews

This book of meditations by father-and-son team of Martin and Micah Marty reflects on the spiritual dimension of the gift of simplicity. Martin Marty, professor of modern Christianity at the University of Chicago, provides the devotional commentary for Micah Marty's stark black-and-white photographs. The elder Marty notes, "the gift of simplicity is there for the opening, the way we open books." According to Marty, the gift of simplicity purifies, and this purification occurs when prayers are said and answered, and when those who pray rise again to explore the fullness of life. Martin Marty provides insightful and thought-provoking devotions for those serious about discovering the spiritual meaning of simplicity, and Micah's photos of various rooms in a variety of locations draw the reader into a search for simplicity in the midst of a life's business.
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Publisher
Eerdmans Pub Co
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802842372
ISBN 13 
9780802842374
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
110
Rating
  • 4.33 out of 5 stars
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