A Call to Joy: Living in the Presence of God - Hardcover

Kelly, Matthew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060643412 ISBN 13: 9780060643416

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 1997

Synopsis

Combining personal anecdotes and engaging insights, the author of Our Father explains how we can open their minds and hearts to the wisdom of God, challenging readers to find their own spiritual path, resist the temptations of modern life, and live a Christian life. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour.

About this title

From the Publisher:

For one who wishes to open their minds and hearts to God's goodness, A Call to Joy is an indispensable handbook of Christian spirituality. A writer like Matthew Kelly is hard to come by, for he powerfully blends candid observation, and inspiring philosophy that brings his reader to new heights of realization. The result in A Call to Joy is a captivating and lucid writing that challenges each of us to change and to grow into the better people we know we can be. Kelly dares us to find ourselves in this book - to resist the pressures of the modern world, and to live the Christian life to the fullest. A Call to Joy is genuine, powerful, and deeply wise. Matthew Kelly's message in this book has broken new ground in the search for faith and meaning in the modern world - it extends an irresistible invitation to join him on an adventurous journey of the soul.

About the Author:

From a generation often dismissed as being cynics, slackes, and drifters, has emerged a young man with a vision of life and a tireless passion for sharing that vision. Young, charismatic, and extraordinarily engaging, Matthew Kelly comes to the aid of a generation despereately searching for some meaning in life deeper than the pursuit of material things.

Born in Sydney, Australia, Matthew Kellly is now 26. Since late 1993, more than one million people have attended his talks, seminars, and retreats around the world. Against the backdrop of travel to over forty countries, millions more have been touched by his writings and appearances on radio and television programs.

In the wake of devoting six years to his international speaking schedule, Kelly has also risen as an author. His most recent books include The Rhythm of Life, A Call to Joy, and Mustard Seeds. Collectively his six titles have been published in seven languages and have sold more than 400,000 copies.

Both as a speaker and as a writer, Matthew Kelly possesses a powerful ability to combine the ageless tool of storytelling, with a profound understanding of today's culture and the highest Christian ideals. The result is that he captures our imaginations and helps us to see our struggles in a new light. With his keen sense of humor and heart-warming charm, Kelly seems to effortlessly elevate and energize people to pursue the hightest valuses of the human spirit.

Time is Matthew Kelly's best friend. His message is both timely and timeless. His example is inspiring and necessary. His passion for life is assuring and challenging. It is certain that he will continue to be, with increasing influence, one of the most sought-after and endearing voices of our time.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0060643412
• ISBN 13: 9780060643416
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204