A Glimpse of Jesus: The Stranger to Self-Hatred - Couverture rigide

Manning, Brennan

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ISBN 10 : 0060000694 ISBN 13 : 9780060000691

Editeur : HarperOne, 2003

Synopsis

Book by Manning Brennan

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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 what he believes is the most pressing spiritual problem of our age: self-hatred. The damage caused by this problem is immense. We project it onto God, believing God could never love us because we are unlovable, or we expect an unattainable perfection of ourselves and are left drowning in shame. But Manning warns us that we can't look to ourselves if we want to understand God's love: "The Love of the Father for his children plunges us into mystery, because it is utterly beyond the pale of human experience."

The answer to the problem of self-hatred is better understood when we look to the life of Jesus to illuminate the mystery of God's love and compassion. Manning shows us that our persistent self-hatred 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. "In the eyes of the Master whom we have failed, we detect the infinite compassion of the Father and see revealed, in Jesus, the human face of God," he writes. In bringing us a clearer glimpse of Jesus, he helps us to rewrite this script of self-hatred by patterning our lives after the examples of Jesus on earth: his healing work, stories of deliverance, liberating prayer, integrity of self-acceptance, and all-encompassing compassion. Manning also takes us beyond the personal predicament of self-hatred, asking, "What would the church be like if we erred from an excess of compassion rather than from a stingy and legalistic lack of it?"

Revue de presse :

“What a wonderful antidote to all the evil done in the name of Jesus.” (Philip Gulley, author of Christmas in Harmony)

“...Scorchingly prophetic, breathtakingly transparent, and extravagantly tender. I’m glad I got to learn from him.” (John Ortberg, author of Everybody's Normal Til You Get To Know Them)

“The single chapter on ‘Healing Through Meal Sharing’ was worth the price of the book.” (Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church and author of Courageous Leadership)

“[C]ompelling . . . .Manning’s book offers a radical portrait of discipleship for the modern church.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“Manning effectively leads readers on a journey of understanding and overcoming self-hatred.” (CCM Magazinen (Editor's Pick))

“Manning does a good job of pointing Christians in the right direction by giving a glimpse of Jesus’ love.” (Booklist)

“The author’s obvious integrity, honesty and sincerity are as convincing as his arguments.” (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperOne
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060000694
• ISBN 13: 9780060000691
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 160