Bibliograph

Threshold of discovery, a field guide to spirituality in midlife, L. Roger Owens

Type

Label

Threshold of discovery, a field guide to spirituality in midlife, L. Roger Owens

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Threshold of discovery

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1083151967

Responsibility statement

L. Roger Owens

Sub title

a field guide to spirituality in midlife

Summary

As he entered midlife, Owens encouraged by his spiritual director to think of it as a "threshold of discovery." Rather than go on a grand adventure he decided to mark his fortieth year by taking forty walks in a nearby nature preserve. As he walked, he explored the concerns rising with him: the inevitability of death, his boredom with life, and the reality of his changing faith, changing images of God, and changing sense of self. Here he weaves together insightful stories of his walks with accessible history and practices of Christian spirituality and the lives of saints

Table Of Contents

Facing death and change -- Asking, "who am i now?" -- Finding fruitfulness in the second half -- Learning to pay attention anew -- Confronting midlife fears -- Raising vocational questions -- Hearing the sounds of silence -- Finding freedom within a frame, part one -- Looking for God -- Finding freedom within a frame, part two -- Heeding the call of community -- Experiencing God, following God -- Saying three last words

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