| The Life Worth Living: Faith in Action Contributor(s): Sherwin, Byron L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802862934 ISBN-13: 9780802862938 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $17.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2009 Annotation: Each of us is confronted in life with visceral, personal, human questions: Why am I here? What is my life's purpose? For the reflective person of faith, life is an ongoing quest to respond to still further questions: Where is wisdom? What does the Lord require of me? The Life Worth Living provides answers to such questions - culled from Byron Sherwin's many years of religious wisdom and experience. / Sherwin's rich and lovely book lays out the path to abundant, fulfilled living - by cultivating religious virtues such as love, wisdom, gratitude, and humility. It demonstrates how living in partnership with God can provide all of us with the means to craft our lives into unique and "exquisite" works of art. Very accessibly written, The Life Worth Living will resonate with a wide spectrum of thoughtful readers - believers and seekers alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ethics - Religion | Meditations - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice |
| Dewey: 296.7 |
| LCCN: 2008048956 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Each of us is confronted in life with visceral, personal, human questions: Why am I here? What is my life's purpose? For the reflective person of faith, life is an ongoing quest to respond to still further questions: Where is wisdom? What does the Lord require of me? The Life Worth Living provides answers to such questions -- culled from Byron Sherwin's many years of religious wisdom and experience. Sherwin's rich and lovely book lays out the path to abundant, fulfilled living -- by cultivating religious virtues such as love, wisdom, gratitude, and humility. It demonstrates how living in partnership with God can provide all of us with the means to craft our lives into unique and "exquisite" works of art. Very accessibly written, The Life Worth Living will resonate with a wide spectrum of thoughtful readers -- believers and seekers alike. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sherwin, Byron L.: - Byron L. Sherwin is an internationally renowned Jewish theologian, ethicist, and scholar of Jewish philosophy and mysticism. Distinguished Service Professor at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in Chicago, he has written over twenty-five books, includin |