Finding Your Religion: When the Faith You Grew Up with Has Lost Its Meaning - Softcover

Scotty McLennan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060653469 ISBN 13: 9780060653460

Publisher: HarperOne, 2001

Synopsis

Finding Your Religion is an inspiring guide for seekers who are feeling at odds with religion but in want of spiritual fulfilment. In clear, thoughtful prose, Scotty McLennan offers those "floating at sea without a spiritual port" a way to find meaning in traditional religion, whether by developing the beliefs they once took for granted or by discovering and embracing a new faith. McLennan illustrates six different stages of personal development - magic, reality, dependence, independence, interdependence, and unity - with compelling examples of people from all major world religions, and shows how each stage influences our beliefs and can lead to spiritual transformation Interest in spirituality is booming according to a nationwide survey that was conducted by the Christian Science Monitor, "nearly half of all Americans say that spirituality is more important to them today than three years ago."

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Review:

"An entertaining, gentle, and affirming book."-- "Publishers Weekly"McLennan offers wise commentary and anecdotes that gently guide the individual seeker toward finding a religious home."-- "Cleveland Plain Dealer"McLennan's style makes the book easy to read...McLennan offers a plan to renew or regain the spiritual dimension of your life."-- "Minneapolis Star Tribune

About the Author:

Scotty McLennan has been the Chaplain at Tufts University since 1984. He has been a lecturer at the Harvard Business School since 1988, and he frequently consults on the subject of business ethics with corporations. McLennan was the inspiration for the character of Reverend Scot Sloan in the Doonesbury comic strip. He lives in Milton, Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0060653469
• ISBN 13: 9780060653460
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256