Product Overview
When Gods Die is a study that offers a unique insight for adult Christiansseeking more substance in their spirituality. It provides an excellent summaryof the major writings of St. John of the Cross: The Ascent of MountCarmel, The Dark Night, The Spiritual Canticle, and The Living Flame ofLove. Author John Welch offers stimulating reflection by referring to CarlJung, Bernard Lonergan, and James Fowler for further insight on the teachingsof John of the Cross.
In poetry and prose, John of the Cross, a 16th century Spanish Carmelitemystic, articulates grief in his expressions of loneliness, hurt, and theuncertainties of life. He writes of pain and confusion. He tells of times whenhe thought that even God had turned away. Yet, in his experience we findencouragement and acknowledgement-- we can learn how to live a morepositive life with God at our center. But a true life only begins when ouridols die.
John speaks to adults who have become so enmeshed in daily life that theyare slaves to unimportant things. John does not present programs, methods,or doctrines for growth. He speaks simply of Gods healing presence inthe midst of our sorrows. John encourages us to center our lives, let go ofworldly idols, and free ourselves from this empty slavery. And, in the deathof idolatry, our hearts will truly live. We will then slowly begin to matureas our trust and patience develops. In this process, we are transformed andwe can begin to view life with a sensitivity that comes only from a God-centeredlife.
