Making Peace with God - Hardcover

Bloomfield, Harold; Goldberg, Philip

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9781585421596: Making Peace with God

Synopsis

Evaluates how unresolved issues from childhood and the complexities of adulthood can compromise an understanding of religion, defining nine "personality drives" that can be applied for a clearer spiritual view. 20,000 first printing.

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About the Author

Drs. Harold Bloomfield and Philip Goldberg are the coauthors of Making Peace with Your Past.

Reviews

Therapy trumps theology in this self-help guide to personal spiritual peace. Counselors inspired by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation, Bloomfield and Goldberg (coauthors of Making Peace with Your Past) advocate a psychologically sensitive and highly syncretistic personal faith for the religious and nonreligious alike. "We are all pieces of God yearning for the peace of God," they announce, even including atheists in their sweeping statement. With uplifting anecdotes, personal vignettes, and inspiring quotations from an eclectic mix of religious sources (cited with little regard for their original context), the authors encourage spiritual seekers to pursue enlightenment. The chapters offer pathways through doubt, suffering, guilt, and shame toward awakening to consciousness of God and growing beyond self-centered spirituality. The text argues that religions that stress the distinction between God and world are really seeking union with the divine, although they tend to create soul-damaging religious institutions. Designed for do-it-yourselfers, the book sacrifices understanding the faiths of others on the altar of self-awareness. Steve Young, McHenry Cty. Coll., Crystal Lake, IL
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9780756784935: Making Peace With God: A Practical Guide

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ISBN 10:  075678493X ISBN 13:  9780756784935
Publisher: Diane Pub Co, 2003
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