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Radical Spirit

By Joan Chittister
Radical Spirit by Joan Chittister digital book - Fable

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Feeling burnt-out from life, strung-out from social media, and put out by a society that always wants more from you? Beloved nun and social activist Joan Chittister, who appeared on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday, offers a practical, character-building, and inspirational guide to help you take control of your emotional life and redirect your spiritual destiny.

Joan Chittister, whom Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most well-known and trusted contemporary spiritual authors," is a rabble-rousing force of nature for social justice, and a passionate proponent of personal faith and spiritual fulfillment. Drawing on little known, ancient teachings of the saints, Sister Joan offers a practical program to help transform our thinking and rebel against our fears, judgments and insecurities.

"Freedom from anxiety, worry, and tensions at home and work, comes when we give ourselves to something greater," she argues. "We need to seek wisdom rather than simply facts, to think before speaking, and in turn create respectful communities." With a series of twelve simple rules for healthy spiritual living, Chittister not only reminds us, but pleads with us, to develop enduring values by shifting our attention to how God wants us to live. This book will teach you how to accomplish this.

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“This book is about the twelve simple rules for healthy spiritual living that derives from the Rule of St. Benedict, a sixth-century book on leading to God-centered life, Sister Joan affirms the need to develop enduring values by shifting our attention to something greater than ourselves.She offers a practical program to help transform our thinking and rebel against our fears, judgments and insecurities. There is no doubt that the author has a talent for writing, I like it when authors make an effort to make us understand what they want to say especially in the spiritual field, but I can not connectwith the book, it was very difficult to finish it even though I was interested in the subject. Humility is very important in the way of following God and the guidelines are very good. Remarkable Quotes or paragraphs: “Knowledge of God and knowlegde of self give birth to humility.” “God's will for us is what's left over when we have done everything we can possibly do to get out of doing what we're doing rigth now.” I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for a review.”

About Joan Chittister

Joan Chittister, O.S.B., is an internationally known writer and lecturer and the executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality in Erie, Pennsylvania. A Benedictine Sister of Erie, Pennsylvania, she served as president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, president of the Conference of American Benedictine Prioresses, and was prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie for twelve years. Sister Joan received her doctorate from Penn State University in speech communications theory. She has received numerous awards for her work on behalf of peace and women in church and in society.

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