God is Not Fair and Other Reasons for Gratitude
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God is Not Fair and Other Reasons for Gratitude by Daniel P Horan
Author, Franciscan friar, and popular retreat leader Dan Horan puts Christian dilemmas into a new light in this new book of thoughtful reflections. As Paul made clear to the Corinthians two thousand years ago, being a Christian can mean appearing out-of-step at times. This is because a Christian's priorities aren't measured by the culture, but according to the reign of God that Jesus preached and modeled. In this collection of essays, Horan demonstrates that the Christian life is most often focused on the counterintuitive and gratuitous foolishness of God's love revealed in the healing of the broken and brokenhearted, forgiving the unforgiveable, and loving the unlovable. Like Jesus's early followers, the ethical implications of Jesus's words and deeds for those of us who would follow him are not always what's expected of us. But the risk of appearing foolish never stopped God's Fool, St. Francis of Assisi, from embracing the Gospel as best he could, protesting the injustices of certain social systems, and letting nothing get in the way of his relationship with others. God Is Not Fair and Other Reasons for Gratitude addresses what it means to follow Christ in the modern world, opens up the Gospels to explore what Jesus has to say to our situations and predicaments, and delves into what it means to faithfully live by vows--counterculturally--today.
Daniel P. Horan, OFM, is a Franciscan friar of Holy Name Province of the Order of Friars Minor (New York) and the other of several books including Dating God: Live and Love in the Way of St. Francis (Franciscan Media) and Francis of Assisi and the Future of Faith: Exploring Franciscan Spirituality and Theology in the Modern World (Tau Publishing). He studied theology and journalism at St. Bonaventure University before entering the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscan Friars). He earned two graduate degrees in theology from the Washington Theological Union, and is currently completing a Ph.D. in systematic theology at Boston College. Additionally, he has studied at several universities and institutes of higher education in the United States and abroad including The Catholic University of America, Boston University, Harvard University, The Franciscan Institute, St. Johns University and Instituto de Idiomas Maryknoll. Horan previously taught in the department of religious studies at Siena College and was a summer visiting professor in the theology department at St. Bonaventure University. Horan's award-winning writing and research have been published in a number of academic and popular journals including America, The Heythrop Journal, Worship, Review for Religious, Spiritual Life, The Merton Annual, The Merton Journal (UK), Cistercian Studies Quarterly, The Cord, The Other Journal, The Downside Review, The Journal of Catholic Higher Education and others. He is a contributing author to the new publication 'Give Us This Day' (Liturgical Press). Additionally, he is a frequently sought after lecturer who has spoken at universities and parishes all over the United States, and has delivered several academic papers at conferences in the United States and Europe. Horan also leads retreats, particularly for young adults, from time to time. He is the author of the popular blog http: //www.DatingGod.org and you can learn more about Horan's speaking engagements, current publications and future projects at http: //www.DanHoran.c
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| ISBN 13 | 9781632531414 |
| ISBN 10 | 1632531410 |
| Title | God is Not Fair and Other Reasons for Gratitude |
| Author | Daniel P Horan |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Franciscan Media |
| Year published | 2016-10-14 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
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