Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a response to the hunger for a spirituality which both touches the heart and appeals to the intelligent mind. Donal Dorr explores in depth the nature of spirituality both in its worldly aspects, and as an intimate relationship with the Creator, with Jesus, and with the Holy Spirit. He explains why a lot of people who are searching for a satisfying spirituality have become disillusioned with formal religion. He goes on to devote three chapters to a fresh look at sexuality as a key component in spirituality. Then he explores the need for spiritaulity in the workplace, particularly as a response to the damaging effects of globalisation. In the final four chapters of the book he makes practical - at times radical - suggestions for how the Church can be a more effective 'carrier' and promoter of genuine spirituality. Main Points to be Stressed (a) The author believes that the time has come to speak out strongly against ways in which the present authoritarian and over-centralised style of the institutional Church prevents it from offering people a spirituality which is true to the Gospel.;(b) He emphasised the importance of collaborative structures for leadership at all levels in the Church, from the local up to the global: and he suggests that bishops and the pope should have a ten-year term of office. (c) He proposes a radical de-clericalisation of the Church. (d) He proposes that individuals be encouraged to seek direct guidance from the Holy Spirit through a variety of processes for discernment. (e) The radical proposals in his final chapter are more credible and acceptable because of the interesting mix of the traditional and the new in the previous eleven chapters
