The World Within Me: A Personal Journey to Spiritual Understanding - Couverture souple

Houghton, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1843100797 ISBN 13 : 9781843100799

Editeur : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

In this thoughtful and profound account Peter Houghton charts his personal quest for the spirit. His extraordinary story is written during the time in which he had received a diagnosis of terminal heart disease and reflects on the ways in which being about to die developed his ideas about spirituality and humanity.

He describes the development of his search for understanding and meaning in life from an initial sense of spiritual awareness through stages of uncertainty and despair to the ultimate formation of a unifying personal philosophy.

Writing in an accessible and personalised style he discusses important questions about ethics and meaning in life, the problem of evil, and organised and personal religion, considering the ideas of Christianity and other faiths.

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À propos de l'auteur

Peter Houghton was for many years a counsellor in palliative care. He was Director of the Birmingham Settlement where he founded Britain's first money advice centre and worked with adolescents in trouble. He was also the founder of The National Association of the Childless in the UK, after which he became actively engaged in fundraising for the Artificial Heart Foundation and founded the ExtraLife Society for advancing procedures for helping people who have experienced heart failure.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843100797
• ISBN 13: 9781843100799
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible