The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other
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Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions, according to many sources. In an age of mobility and fraying civic life, we are all susceptible to its power. But what if loneliness is a necessary part of the human condition? What if it is a current that leads us deeper into belonging--to ourselves, to each other, and to God?In The Great Belonging, writer and spiritual director Charlotte Donlon reframes loneliness and offers us a language for the disquiet within. Instead of turning away from the waters of loneliness for fear they will engulf us, she invites us to wade in and see what we find there. In vulnerable, thoughtful prose, Donlon helps us understand our own occasional or frequent loneliness and offers touchpoints for understanding alienation. We can live into the persistent questions of loneliness. We can notice God's presence even when we feel alone in our doubts. Ultimately, Donlon claims, we can find connection that emerges from honesty, and she offers tools, resources, and practices for transforming loneliness into true belonging.
PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 562195
- Product Code 9781506461960
- ISBNÂ 1506461964
- EANÂ 9781506461960
- Pages 192
- Department General Books
- Category Christian Living
- Sub-Category General
- Publisher Broadleaf Books
- Publication Date Nov 2020
- Sales Rank 69177
- Dimensions 175 x 127 x 17mm
- Weight 0.09kg
Charlotte Donlon
Charlotte Donlon is a writer, spiritual director, and host of the Hope for the Lonely podcast. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. She holds a master of fine arts in creative writing from Seattle Pacific University. She and her husband have led small groups for more than fifteen years, and their simple philosophy of ministry is to love God and love others. Donlon lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband and their two teenage children. Lauren F. Winner is a historian, professor, lecturer, and author of books including Girl Meets God; Still; and Wearing God.
Lauren Winner
Lauren F. Winner is the author of three books, Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, and Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity. She has appeared on PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, Books and Culture, and Christianity Today. Winner has degrees from Duke, Columbia, and Cambridge universities, and holds a Ph.D. in history. The former book editor for Beliefnet, Lauren teaches at Duke Divinity School, and lives in Durham, North Carolina. Lauren travels extensively to lecture and teach, and during
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