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God in the Dark

Suffering and Desire in the Spiritual Life

by Susan Pitchford

  • Hardback
  • 146 pages
  • Publisher: Liturgical Press
  • 14.7 x 22 x 1.9 cm

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Contemporary Christianity is afflicted with two problems: First, our spiritual life is often bland and lukewarm. Distracted and fragmented by our lives, and malnourished on conventional piety, we feel out of touch with the God described in the Bible as a consuming fire." Second, we don't know how to make sense of suffering, especially the pain of spiritual darkness and aridity. The answer to both of these problems is passion.In God in the Dark, Susan Pitchford explores the two faces of passion:desire, the mutual attraction between the soul and God; and suffering, especially our confusion and grief when we find ourselves in dark places. We often misinterpret times of darkness, assuming we've fabled and God has abandoned us. Pitchford suggests that darkness is not a place of abandonment but a place of intimacy and a special call to a deeper relationship with the God who desires us. Once we understand this, we will not have to fear the dark, and when the night closes in around us, we can experience it as an embrace.
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  • Author

    Susan Pitchford

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Liturgical Press

  • Published

    April 2011

  • Weight

    369g

  • Page Count

    146

  • Dimensions

    14.7 x 22 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780814633519

  • ISBN-10

    081463351X

  • Eden Code

    4026253

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