This book acknowledges that we all search to find purpose in our life. Ben Johnson believes that the will of God resides in the depths of the human psyche and shows that the search for meaning is synonymous with the quest for the will of God. He suggests that the individual may be helped in finding the will of God in and through the church as a community of discernment. Each chapter includes reflection exercises.
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Ben Campbell Johnson is retired Professor of Christian Spirituality at Columbia Theological Seminary where he pioneered the creation of a Certificate in Spiritual Formation that has attracted scores of participants. Other Christian institutions of higher learning have become partners in the new emphasis on spiritual formation and development. Dr. Johnson has written a number of books, among them Living before God, Imagining a Church in the Spirit, To Will God's Will, To Pray God's Will and Pastoral Spirituality.
This is a thorough and sound discussion of the process of discerning God's will from the perspective of mainstream Protestant theology. Beginning with our search for meaning in life and with Trinitarian sources of revelation, the book then considers intuition, imagination, memory and personal history, action, the problem of evil, and the role of community in discernment. Its two appendixes, "Reflection Exercises" and "An Abbreviated Exercise in Discernment," encourage applying the book's principles to one's own life. Helpful for both laity and clergy, the book is highly recommended for seminary and public libraries.
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