Understanding Religious Experiences by J Harold Ellens
Explores the range of our spiritual natures and the variety of spiritual experiences of which we are capable, describing the way our souls and psyches work in our hunger and thirst for meaning. The author explains why and how every human desires to reflect upon, learn, and share a heartfelt experience of God and of others.
This book is likely to have the greatest value for Christian seminarians, students in Christian colleges and universities, and general readers who are seeking spiritual guidanceIt would serve very well as a resource for those who preach and for students in homiletics classes. In short, it conveys the wisdom of an elder who has lived a full and creative life of faith, and who deeply understands pastoral work. Recommended. Lower-level undergraduate through graduate students, practitioners, and general readers. * Choice *
Ellens carefully and sensitively explores the full range of our spiritual natures and the variety of spiritual experiences of which we are capable, describing the way our souls and psyches work in our hunger and thirst for meaning. He explains in an enlightening and unconventional way why and how every human desires to reflect upon, learn, and share a heartfelt experience of God and of others….Readers hoping to get a better sense of what it means to be spiritual will have many of their questions answered in these pages. * http://freebooksource.com *
The book is recommended for college and university libraries, seminary libraries, and for educated laypeople seeking to understand the ways in which "modern man and woman" search for God. * Catholic Library World *
Ellens carefully and sensitively explores the full range of our spiritual natures and the variety of spiritual experiences of which we are capable, describing the way our souls and psyches work in our hunger and thirst for meaning. He explains in an enlightening and unconventional way why and how every human desires to reflect upon, learn, and share a heartfelt experience of God and of others….Readers hoping to get a better sense of what it means to be spiritual will have many of their questions answered in these pages. * http://freebooksource.com *
The book is recommended for college and university libraries, seminary libraries, and for educated laypeople seeking to understand the ways in which "modern man and woman" search for God. * Catholic Library World *
J. Harold Ellens is a Research Scholar at the University of Michigan Department of Near Eastern Studies, a retired Presbyterian theologian, an ordained minister, a retired U.S. Army Colonel, and a retired Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology. He served 15 years as Executive Director of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies and was Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychology and Christianity. He has authored, co-authored, or edited 164 books, including The Destructive Power of Religion (Praeger, 2004) and Sex in the Bible (Praeger, 2006).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780275995478 |
| ISBN 10 | 027599547X |
| Title | Understanding Religious Experiences |
| Author | J Harold Ellens |
| Series | Psychology Religion And Spirituality |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 2007-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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