Böcker av D. Patrick (D. Patrick Miller) Miller

According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 37 percent of Americans identify themselves as spiritual but not religious. How to Be Spiritual Without Being Religious is a book for that sizeable number of folks who seek a rich and authentic interior life but find formal religious affiliation unappealing. It is a clear and nondogmatic guide for finding ones own path of transformation, for embracing a vision of a practical faith that enhances a life of happiness and peace.Millers concise approach arises out of what he calls the spirituality of ordinary life. It is an approach dedicated to exploring the big questions: Why am I here? Who am I? What is the best way to be of use. And, in this warm and practical book, he outlines four steps for achieving the goal of a nonreligious spirituality:Releasing guiltGathering trustPracticing patienceLearning transcendencePraise for The Book of Practical Faith:Succinct and salutary . . . D. Patrick Millers thoughtful treatment of faith clarifies why this is such an important part of the sacred adventure of life. Frederic Brussat, SpiritualityandPractice.comThis book offers a gentle, disciplined approach to growth with subtle insight and compassion. Miller names the habitual obstacles that keep us small and opens up a way to greater love, faith, and freedom. J. Ruth Gendler, author of The Book of Qualities

Originally published under title: A little book of forgiveness: challenges and meditations for anyone with something to forgive: New York, NY: Viking, 1994.