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Romancing The Holy: Gateways to Christian Experience

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"Romancing the Holy" is a very gentle, pragmatic, non-judgemental book about ways - or "on-ramps" - to include the spiritual in daily life. Author Debra Farrington covers such topics as joining a faith community or church; exploring spiritual direction; undertaking lectio divina or reading as a source of spirituality; and making use of the Internet and faith communities on-line. While primarily of interest to those from the Christian tradition, this book is useful to all who are interested in cultivating the holy in day-to-day living.

ROMANCING THE HOLY is one of the most creative books about prayer and the spiritual life that I have read. In this her first book, Ms. Farrington speaks about traditional Christian practices such as joining a church, retreats, spiritual direction, the Rosary and somewhat new practices such as spirituality groups and online spirituality. She has a way of respecting what each practice is all about, while also giving the practices a fresh interpretation for living a spiritual life in today's world. As a manager of a theological bookstore, she is an insider as far as faith is concerned, but she also knows what it feels like to be on the outside since she rediscovered her faith as an adult. Perhaps her insider/outsider perspective is what makes the book so appealing. Her writing gives new life to traditional spiritual; practices that can enrich anyone's spiritual journey but does so in a way that is inviting to people who may be new to Christianity or giving faith another chance.