Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development

by Benedict J. Groeschel

Book, 1984

Status

Available

Call number

2525

Genres

Religion & Spirituality

General Nonfiction

All Topics

Nonfiction

Collection

Psychology and Self-Help

Publication

Crossroad (1984), 210 pages

Description

From renowned EWTN host and author Benedict Groeschel, this is a profound discussion of the stages of spiritual growth. Of special note is the way Groeschel identifies four distinct approaches to God (as Beauty, Truth, the Good, and the One) and shows how each leads to a different kind of spiritual path or pilgrimage.

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LibraryThing member johnredmond

An effort by a respected Roman Catholic priest and EWTN personality Father Benedict Groeschel (who is also a trained psychologist) to integrate the insights of developmental psychology with the Christian understanding of the Spiritual life. Well worth reading.

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LibraryThing member allenkeith

This book is fantastic. It provides a high level view of spiritual development. It also gives a lot of information on the factors that inhibit such development and the factors that enhance development. Paralleled with the spiritual dimension is the psychological dimension. Here again, the barriers

and the enhancing aspects of the personality are presented. Groeschel is orthodox in his Christian views. Overall his message is that people can overcome the darkness that is a reality in the long journey of coming to know and trust God personally. At least some of the requisites include a desire to know oneself, a willingness to change and developing a more complete trust in God. This is comes about primarily through the theological virtue of faith, a grace given by God. Through faith, trust grows and we come to see God in greater reality.

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