David McIndoe Hodges

Making Love Real (eBook, ePUB)

The Church and My Journey of Mind and Spirit

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Where love commits, law contracts; where love forgives, law seeks redress; where love trusts, law asks for obedience. Living becomes a process of bargaining, not of making love real.'

In this second edition of Making Love Real, David Hodges asks whether the 'laws' of Christian Churches encourage or discourage a loving life. He lays bare the difficulties between the Churches as hierarchical institutions and the original intentions of Jesus as presented in the Gospels. He suggests ways that contemporary believers can reconcile their rationality with biblical explanations and allegories written by believers two thousand years ago. Rather than viewing God as a supernatural entity, David explains how each of us can find fulfillment and happiness by making love real in our world.

The money received from sales of this book will assist Uniting AgeWell's 'Music For David', a music program that supports people in their homes who are living with dementia, and gives temporary respite to their carers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Silverbird Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780648950813
• Artikelnr.: 62900366

Autorenporträt

The Reverend David McIndoe Hodges (1924-2012) was an inspiring and gifted minister for more than 50 years. His services to religion and the community were recognised nationally in 1983 when he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). David was a leading figure in the Uniting Church but is best remembered for his inclusive, innovative and diverse programs that enriched and empowered individuals and their communities. His passionate beliefs about the need for the Churches to reform their practice of Christianity for a new era were heard all the way from Australia to New York.