Temptation: Seabury Classics

by Diogenes Allen

"Thank you, Church Publishing, for reviving the Seabury Imprint and reissuing wonderful spiritual classics, such as this insightful look at the need to assimilate our temptations into our maturing spiritual journeys." --The Living Church In Allen's account of the Christian life, temptation offers us a doorway into the mystery of God. Far from trying to avoid the temptations of our daily lives, we need to recognize them as an essential part of our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596280077
• ISBN13: 9781596280076
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Seabury Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Spiritual Reflections

This short, readable, and profound book examines the preconditions of Christian spirituality. The jumping off point is a detailed analysis of the temptations Jesus faced in the wilderness: to live for material things, to seek personal security, and to clamor for social position. Once we overcome these temptations, the path is cleared for a spiritual pilgrimage; if we are lucky, the pilgrimage culminates in trust in Christ and faith in the Resurrection. "Temptation" doesn't present a comprehensive apologetic for Christianity. Instead, it profoundly reorients the reader and offers a view of the human world in which Christianity can make sense. It is really, really good.