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Yearning for more : what our longings tell us about ourselves and God / Barry Morrow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morrow, Barry L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Ecclesiastes--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Desire--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Desire.
- Desire for God.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (60 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Downers Grove, IL : IVP Books, [2012]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this mannered tour through literature, sports, film and daily life, Barry Morrow leads us to contemplate the nature and purpose of human longing. Using Ecclesiastes as a map for the journey, Morrow gives us a vision of our disenchantment "under the sun" and suggests that human culture gives evidence of another reality for which God created us.
- Contents:
- Looking for answers, but finding only questions
- Seeking happiness: advice from an ancient sage
- Heart has its reasons: the journey of desire
- Cosmic orphans: our sense of alienation
- Celebrating the daily humdrum
- Transcendence in our work
- Leisure and play: looking for paradise?
- Transcendence in literature and film
- Pain and pleasures: touchstones of reality
- Is there a remedy for our disenchantment?.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780830859917
- 0830859918
- OCLC:
- 923183647
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