The Reasons of the Heart: A Journey into Solitude and Back Again into the Human Circle

by John S. Dunne

Book Overview

"John Dunne writes with intelligence, style, grace, and sure and discerning spiritual insight. Like all writers of really good spiritual theology, Dunne never betrays his subject matter with the kind of pious posturing or psycho-babble gimmickry that too often passes for 'spiritual writing.' His prose is crisp without being dense or rattling. His theological sensitivity is alert to nuance without becoming trapped into mere jargon. His care for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268016062
• ISBN13: 9780268016067
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Dunne's rich invitation to a choice for spiritual adventure

A reader starts a journey with Dunne's hypothetical searcher to experience solitude andconnection: and to discover in both intimacy with God and man. Rather than avoid the struggle inherent in the separation of man from God and man from man, Dunne encourages the spiritual voyager to travel to and fro finding God in both and soul in the gap between mind and body. The author uses Christianity to transcend theology and human psychology and to open a door to experience God in oneself and in mankind.

Excellent guide on faith and human interaction

Drawing from the precepts of many religions and approaches to God, faith, and life, Fr. Dunne crafts an academic but practical guide for achieving closeness to God, then maintaining that closeness while completing our earthly journey in a most humanly-fulfilling manner.

profound and moving

John Dunne is one of the most moving and profound spiritual theologians of our day. No one -- believer or unbeliever -- could fail to be moved by this deep meditation on human loneliness and longing. Dunne's use of literary material is striking and always illuminating. I belive I have read every work by Dunne and this is one of his very best.