Magic of Fiction in Illuminating Transformation: A Theology of Prison Ministry 9781525555992

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Автор: Stoesz Donald
Название: Magic of Fiction in Illuminating Transformation: A Theology of Prison Ministry
ISBN: 9781525555992
Издательство: FriesenPress
Классификация:

Религиозное наставничество

Религиозная социальная и пастырская мысль и деятельность

Религиозные группы: социокультурные вопросы

Консультационные и информационные услуги

Реализация личных прав и личностное развитие

Популярная психология

ISBN-10: 1525555995
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 102
Вес: 0.16 кг.
Дата издания: 07.01.2020
Язык: English
Размер: 151 x 229 x 14
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: A theology of prison ministry
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Поставляется из: США
Описание: This book is a direct response to the two most frequently asked questions that I receive as a prison chaplain:

Are offenders remorseful for what they have done?
Is it possible for them to change?

While the answer to the first question is often a resounding Yes , this does not mean that it is always possible for inmates to change. Some of them find it too difficult, too much sacrifice, too much work. Others are willingly to make the long journey toward healing and wholeness.

The intractability of Tom Riddle in the Harry Potter series is used to look at the challenges of feeling remorse. The story of Jean Valjean details the journey from remorse to forgiveness, from grace to justification, from being reborn to becoming sanctified, from becoming holy to learning how to love. Jesus remarks that he can lay down his life and take it up again is used to develop a stronger theology of the will. The divine and human will are ever present in enabling change to occur. The sacrificial example of Saint Francis of Assisi shows how voluntary poverty, chastity, and obedience are necessary ingredients in becoming spiritually whole. The book concludes with a reflection on Dismas, the first Christian martyr....

Magic of Fiction in Illuminating Transformation: A Theology of Prison Ministry, Stoesz Donald