Doing the Truth in Love: Conversations about God, Relationships, and Service [Paperback]

Michael J. Himes (Author), Andrea S. Shappell (Author), Jan Pilarski (Author), Stacy Hennessy (Author), Katie Bergin (Author), Sarah Keyes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1995

A basic and engaging theology of God/human relationships and service to assist readers in reflecting more faithfully and more theologically on their own lives, particularly if they are involved in pastoral ministry or service projects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Paulist Press (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809135841
• ISBN-13: 978-0809135844
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #405,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A clear understanding of the true Catholic faith, September 19, 2004

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T. M. Powers "Br. Tim Powers, OFM" (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doing the Truth in Love: Conversations about God, Relationships, and Service (Paperback)

Michael Himes has an outstanding way of making the ancient faith of the Catholic Church understandable in the 21st century. His clear and concise explanations provide a good spirituality for everyday life, a spirituality that is attentive in faith to the signs of the times and eager to accept the challenge of the Gospel. Fr. Himes' book challenges Catholicism to move beyond a mere moral code to become a life that is lived in the presence of a loving God. The review by "hhrom12" below is unhelpful and entirely too narrow a view of the great beauty that is Catholic Christianity. Himes' book teaches nothing that the Church Fathers would not agree with; in fact, he is closer to a clear understanding and enunciation of the faith than many of today's more narrow neo-conservative Catholic authors (who have abandoned the faith of the Church). If you want a faith that simply confirms your own prejudices, "Doing the Truth in Love" is not for you. If you want to be challenged by the Spirit moving through the world today, buy this book.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb book that captures the intimacy God in our life, December 18, 1997

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This review is from: Doing the Truth in Love: Conversations about God, Relationships, and Service (Paperback)

Fr. Himes is a master theologian that utilizes his expertise on scriptural interpretation thus allowing us to acknowledge the fullness of God in our lives. He begins with agape and ends by stimulating our call to service. </p>

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, November 19, 2000

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"xbdstudent" (Cinci, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doing the Truth in Love: Conversations about God, Relationships, and Service (Paperback)

Fr. Himes gives a fresh, inspiring view of many traditional establishments of the Catholic Church. He throws a new light on basic teachings and makes one look at them from a different perspective; a perspective that often opens the mind to see clearly teachings which were formerly muddled and confusing. A great piece of literature for any person pursuing the truth through reason.