austraLasia
#1847
Lost and found - further
notes on spirituality
(as presented by Fr Pat Sherlock
sdb)
BOLTON UK: 17th May 2007 -- The latest book by Michael
Cunningham SDB has arrived at Don Bosco Publications, hot off the press.
In 'Lost and Found' Michael argues that religion needs to
recognise that spirit can never be contained and restricted. At the heart
of the disillusionment with so much contemporary religion is the sense that it
seeks to control and restrict God. Our God has become too small. At this stage
in history, we are no longer spiritual children whose every thought and
experience has to be ratified by higher authority. On Mount Tabor the clothes of
Jesus are described as dazzlingly white; the apostles are lost for words. No
human words can ever describe the mystery of God. The spirit is wild, portrayed
in wind and fire at Pentecost, and it is to that wider sense of mystery and
search that many are attracted today. We are rediscovering that religion is not
primarily a doctrinal matter or moral matter - important though these are - but
a mystical one. Today the mystical and the prophetic have to become one. Far
from losing religion, this development will help us find its
soul.
Those familiar with Michael's previous books 'Within
and Without' and 'A Time for Compassion', will recognise a continuing
exploration of spirituality in his trademark practical yet mystical style,
although it is not necessary to have read these books to find great depth,
insight and encouragement in 'Lost and Found'.
The book
is available at a special price to the Salesian family (including readers of
austraLasia) of £6. Postage and packaging may just add something to that.
Michale is actually launching the book on 21st May. To buy a copy of 'Lost and
Found', please contact Michael Kilcoyne at Don Bosco Publications ( michael@salesians.org.uk telephone
01204 308811) and mention Rualink to obtain the Salesian family
discount.
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