John R. Mabry
Autore di God, As Nature Sees God: A Christian Reading of the Tao Te Ching
Sull'Autore
John Mabry has spent fourteen years in private practice as a spiritual director, directing those of different generations. For five years he edited Presence: An International Journey of Spiritual Direction, the professional journal for spiritual directors, and currently directs the interfaith mostra altro spiritual direction certificate program at the Chaplaincy Institute for Arts and Interfaith Ministry, in Berkeley, California. He has published several books, including Noticing the Divine: An Introduction to Interfaith Guidance, a textbook for interfaith spiritual direction, published by Morehouse in 2006. For the past nineteen years, he has served as pastor of Grace North Church (Congregational) in Berkeley, California. mostra meno
Opere di John R. Mabry
Spiritual Guidance Across Religions: A Sourcebook for Spiritual Directors and Other Professionals Providing Counsel to… (2014) 23 copie
Noticing the Divine: An Introduction to Interfaith Spiritual Guidance (Spiritual Directors International Books) (2007) 17 copie
The Way of Thomas: Nine Insights for Enlightened Living from the Secret Sayings of Jesus (2006) 11 copie
Writing and Preaching Sermons That Connect: A Beginner's Guide to Crafting and Delivering Powerful (2011) 3 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1962
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- La Mirada, California, USA
Benecia, California, USA
Berkeley, California, USA - Istruzione
- California Baptist College (BA)
Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality (MA) - Attività lavorative
- Bishop
- Organizzazioni
- Chaplaincy Institutefor Arts and Interfaith Ministries
Old Catholic Order of Holy Wisdom
Episcopal Church
Apocryphile Press
Pacific Church News
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Spirituality (6)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 20
- Utenti
- 199
- Popolarità
- #110,457
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 7
- ISBN
- 24
- Lingue
- 1
Unfortunately, I did not read the book for a month and then did not write this review immediately after reading the novel because of recurring hospitalizations of a family member, but I did make notes that triggered my recall of it, so that I can write a review.
This book was written by a pastor, so I was worried about how preachy it would be. His characters are members of Old Catholicism, a denomination with which I was unfamiliar. In the early chapters of the book, it seemed that he was being a bit preachy and telling more than showing the beliefs of the Old Catholic Church. However, since Old Catholicism differs from Roman Catholicism (which is my initial impression when I see the term Catholic), it is useful information for understanding the setting and characters, although it seemed overdone to me. The author demonstrates the acceptance of diversity by the Old Catholic Church with diverse characters, such as homosexuals.
During my reading of the first couple chapters, I was tempted not to finish the novel, but since I had received it for free, I felt that I needed to finish it so I could write a review. I do not know if it was because I grew used to his style or if it became more focused on the plot than illustrating the diversity of the Old Catholic Church, but I became interested and wanted to know what happened. Also, the friars fight demons, so the novel deals with Christian and other religions' mythological elements related to demons and angels, which I found intriguing. I wish there had been less swearing and sex scenes, because those seem to take me away from the story, but I wish that with a number of books.
In the end, I enjoyed reading the book. I doubt I would buy the sequels,, but I would read them if given them or if I found them in the library.… (altro)