A Glimpse of Jesus: The Stranger to Self-Hatred
by Brennan Manning
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Following his work on the unconditional love of God in The Wisdom of Tenderness, bestselling Christian writer Brennan Manning now turns to the life and work of Jesus to find an answer to the most pressing spiritual problem of our age: self-hatred. Manning shows how this problem is rooted in "a script" founded in a faulty understanding of the nature of divine love and a lack of clear understanding of the person and message of Jesus.Powerful, moving, and inspiring, this book helps rewrite the show more script of self-hatred by gaining a clearer glimpse of the nature of Jesus: his healing work, stories of deliverance, liberating prayer, integrity of self-acceptance, and all-encompassing compassion. show lessTags
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The chapter on Deliverance Through Storytelling is worth the price of the book. How important parables are to our healing, food for our soul to chew on. The battle against self hatred is to let these stories sink in, imperceptibly, slowly until the light bulb goes on. Manning has a way of retelling a story that helps me do that.
This book is much much shorter than his beloved 'Ragamuffin Gospel' which I really enjoyed. It was written with the same conviction, but I found it slow moving, especially for such a short book.
I rated it 4 stars because he wrote something that summed up my entire life, something I have said in psychologist's and psychiatrist's offices for years and I was so pleased to be validated even by someone I do not know.
It is on page 35 of the book. ' Barring prevenient grace, we humans simply will not accept our life and being as God's gracious gift until someone values us. We can only sense ourselves and our world valued and cherished by God when we feel valued and cherished by others ' ( Something I've to date not experienced, I am more the show more disposible type ). show less
I rated it 4 stars because he wrote something that summed up my entire life, something I have said in psychologist's and psychiatrist's offices for years and I was so pleased to be validated even by someone I do not know.
It is on page 35 of the book. ' Barring prevenient grace, we humans simply will not accept our life and being as God's gracious gift until someone values us. We can only sense ourselves and our world valued and cherished by God when we feel valued and cherished by others ' ( Something I've to date not experienced, I am more the show more disposible type ). show less
My introduction to Brennan Manning, and a soul connecting one at that. If you need help grasping the overwhelming grace of God, read this!
Gave me my faith back
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Brennan Manning was a writer and speaks who led spiritual retreats for people of all ages and backgrounds. He was the author of more than ten books, including Abba's Child. Ruthless Trust. The Ragamuffin Gospel, and Posers, Fakers, and Wannabes. He went home to be with his Abba in April 2013. This edition has been updated and refreshed by his show more frequent collaborator. John Blase show less
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 248.4 — Religion Christian practice & observance Christian experience, practice, life Christian Living
- LCC
- BV4647 .S43 .M36 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Practical Theology Practical Theology Practical religion. The Christian life Moral theology Virtues
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- English
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