Soul repair : rebuilding your spiritual life / Jeff VanVonderen, Dale & Juanita Ryan.
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TextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2008.Description: 191 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 0830834974 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780830834976 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Do you fear that God is angry with you? Do you wonder if God is reallyforyou? if God really loves you? Deep down many of us believe that we are not good enough, and never will be good enough, to have a meaningful relationship with God. This is because we have been spiritually trained in ways that have left us with distorted and inadequate spiritualities of four different kinds:abusiveanorexicaddictivecodependentAnd we are left with a toxic combination of fear and shame. We may try to get it right. We may try to control ourselves and others. We may try to please God and to earn God's love. After a while we find ourselves exhausted and discouraged, and we may feel even more alienated from God.Jeff VanVonderen, Dale Ryan and Juanita Ryan understand this problem because they have been there both personally and professionally. And they are prepared to help you rebuild your spiritual life. If you find yourself living out a burdensome and unfulfilling spirituality, this book is for you. If you are longing to have a relationship with God that works, this book can show you the way.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-191).
Introduction -- Part I: Distorted spirituality -- Abusive spirituality -- Anorexic spirituality -- Addictive spirituality -- Codependent spirituality -- Distorted images of God -- Part II: Tools for reconstruction -- Beginning to rebuild -- Building a solid spiritual framework -- Relying on God -- Practicing honesty and humility -- Living in community -- Giving back -- Next steps.