LoginThe Soul's Journey: Exploring the Spiritual Life with Dante as Guide
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In this paperback, Alan Jones uses The Divine Comedy as a text to probe the mysteries of self, mutuality, and God. The author, dean of San Francisco's Grace Cathedral and author of Soul Making, believes that this poetic exploration of Hell (loss), Purgatory (recovery), and Heaven (coming home) speaks to the three desires of our lives — "for the common rather than the merely private good, for engagement in the world around us, and for dependence on one another in commitments of shared responsibility."
Jones conveys his respect for The Divine Comedy as a work of art, as a universal drama about the human condition, a
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Manufacturer: Cowley Publications
Release date: 1 June 2001
ISBN-10 : 1561011924 | ISBN-13: 9781561011926
Release date: 1 June 2001
ISBN-10 : 1561011924 | ISBN-13: 9781561011926
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