Simple Faith: Moving Beyond Religion as You Know It to Grow in Your Relationship with God

By Charles Teo and Michael E. Sughrue

For many people, faith is based on creeds, doctrine, and head knowledge. It's about mastering the "facts" and having the "right" answers. But best-selling author Margaret Silf believes that faith is not about mastery but about mystery, and that living in that mystery allows us to properly shift our focus from religion to relationship - a relationship with the Divine.

In Simple Faith, Silf encourages us to rethink many of the teachings on faith that may be holding us back from the joy and freedom that can be found only in a meaningful experience of God. Through her thought-provoking, even surprising, answers to common questions about faith--Is it true that God is love? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why did Jesus have to die?&mash;she advocates radically simple yet profound beliefs that are based in a new, liberating understanding of faith itself.

Ultimately, Simple Faith, moves us beyond the complexities of conventional religion and clears the path for us to grow in a life-changing relationship with God.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0829436235
• ISBN13: 9780829436235
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Loyola Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 4.9" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A bit of something for everybody

I am a teacher, so I picked up the book wondering if children would take to it. In the end, I was bowled over by it. For me, this is considered lightweight reading. It's actually written for older children. But that's not the point. It's meant for everyone. There's a bit of everything for everyone, you've got fantasy, mystery, and humour. But the key idea is ultimately about making connections, connecting oneself with others...

A good children book

I felt like I was reading a re-make of Mary Poppin, except it has far less details, and did not put too much into building the characters of the book. It's good for a quick read.Excellent for children though 'cause everything is laid out clearly.