The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything
A Spirituality for Real Life
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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"User-friendly...The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything...helpfully unpacks core precepts like ‘finding God in all things.’" —Time
The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by Father James Martin, SJ (bestselling author of Jesus and Learning to Pray) is a practical spiritual guidebook rooted in Ignatian spirituality that shows you how to manage relationships, money, work, prayer, and decision-making, all while keeping a sense of humor.
Inspired by the life and teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, this classic of Christian spirituality will help you realize the Ignatian goal of "finding God in all things." Filled with relatable examples, humorous stories, and anecdotes from the heroic and inspiring lives of Jesuit saints and average priests and brothers, this book offers gentle spiritual direction and will enrich your everyday life with spiritual guidance and a path toward finding purpose.
Martin explores answers to commonly asked questions such as:
How do I know what I’m supposed to do in life?How can I be happy?How can I find GodHow do I love?How do I know who I’m supposed to be?
Booklist said, "Martin has a way of popularizing serious religious issues without trivializing their impact and significance."
The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything is sure to appeal to fans of Kathleen Norris, Richard Rohr, Anne Lamott, and other Christian Spiritual writers.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ignatius of Loyola's "way of proceeding" as lived by the Jesuits, the community of men he started in 1540, forms the basis of this spiritual handbook. Author Martin, a Jesuit for 20 years, claims anyone can benefit from the methods Jesuits employ in conducting their lives. This includes not only believers in God, but those who eschew religion, reject God, explore the spiritual terrain, or are just plain confused. After all, Martin writes, the Ignatian way is about "finding freedom," and the Jesuit founder wanted it to be available to everyone, not only members of his community. Martin provides a brief history of Ignatius and the Jesuits, followed by a how-to that covers prayer in its various forms; the Jesuit vows of chastity, poverty and obedience; friendship and love; discernment; and finding a life path. Readers familiar with the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius-an ordered set of spiritual themes and practices-and other facets of Jesuit life will find this rather elementary, but Martin has done a creditable job of making the Ignatian way relevant to a contemporary audience.
Customer Reviews
Good, but there is more…
Often both simple and profound in the insights he offers, Martin’s message is worth the reading, But his over-focus on working and, it seems to me, under-focus on being reflects the time of his life in which he was writing: for a younger person. As someone who is older, the book was helpful but had some limitations, though perhaps these are simply the invitation to me to explore for myself.