God for the author is not a funk hole or an oxygen tank. We cannot escape the realities of our lives by swallowing pills or lying on a psychiatrist's couch. The author believes that society can be transformed by the transformation of the hearts and minds of ordinary mortals, who do not have to be cloistered behind monastic walls. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230. . 2007. 0th Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: First Sight: The Experience of Faith
Publisher: Continuum
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1441161570
ISBN 13: 9781441161574
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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In his latest book, Laurence Freeman shows that the basic experience of contemplation is the experience of faith and that we all need to develop this in order to become fully human. We are all capable of it - indeed we are designed for it.

Freeman re-defines faith for our secular age. He draws on his wide experience and travels in the modern world to show how a new sense of the spiritual dimension can transform the way we approach education, business, mental health, the environment, inter-religious dialogue and our view of ourselves in society.

Moving from this new vision and fresh thinking, illustrated vividly from his own life experience, he leads to practice. Meditation, he shows, offers an accessible and attractive antidote to the current cult of speed and distraction. He does not deny that this needs discipline but because it is radically simple it is a path that all can integrate.

First Sight is the sequel to Laurence Freeman's acclaimed book Jesus: the Teacher Within.

About the Author

Laurence Freeman is a Benedictine monk of the Monastery of Monte Oliveto Maggiore and Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation. His books include Light Within, Web of Silence, Common Ground and Jesus: The Teacher Within.

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