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Product Details
Line: IVP Books
Length: 185 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: hardcover
Published: April 2006
ISBN-10: 0-8308-3335-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3335-1
IVP Order Code: 3335Related Subjects
Christianbook.com"This autobiographical reflection on simplifying life is a lovely addition to popular Christian literature. Especially calming are its phrases 'mellowness of heart' and 'walking gently,' traits that we would all do well to embrace."
—Ellen T. Charry, associate professor of systematic theology, Princeton Theological Seminary
"This is a comfortable book--as peace-filled as its title suggests and as subtle as its subtitle promises. But if you believe, as I do, our faith is written in our lives and that souls are the eternal, animate result of that union, then you need to stop a while and read what Lisa McMinn has to say about the process."
—Phyllis Tickle, author of The Divine Hours
"This book is challenging, encouraging, provocative. We would all do well to accept Lisa McMinn's invitation to contentment."
—Lauren F. Winner, author of Girl Meets God
"The Puritan Jeremiah Burroughs said Christian contentment is a rare jewel. Lisa McMinn has held this gem up to the light and looked at its many facets with gentle wisdom and eloquence. She also shows us that contentment is not passive satiety but earnest desire applied to the good things of God and his kingdom. More than a manual of contentment, it is an invitation to hunger and thirst for righteousness. The Contented Soul is a delight to read and to follow."
—Ben Patterson, author of Deepening Your Conversation with God and He Has Made Me Glad
"In an age where there's much to be troubled by, Lisa McMinn has a terribly important word for us about contentment--a word that's rooted in eternity but full of practical counsel. It's a word about 'sipping and savoring' the good gifts of life and reflecting on what really matters. I highly recommend a slow read of The Contented Soul, with time to ponder the queries at the end of each chapter."
—Ron Woodward, minister, Northwest Yearly Meeting (Quaker)
"[McMinn] deepens . . . popular spiritual practices by placing them in the context of the great web of life . . . with the ease and beauty of a memoir."
—Publishers Weekly, April 3, 2006 (starred review)
True to its theme of savoring life, the book is one to be savored.
—Carolyn Egolf, Congregational Libraries Today, January/February 2007
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