{"product_id":"scarred-by-struggle-transformed-by-hope-paperback","title":"Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Chittister\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone goes through times of pain and sorrow, depression and darkness, stress and suffering. It is in the necessary struggles of life, however, that we stretch our souls and gain new insights enabling us to go on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Building on the biblical story of Jacob wrestling with God and on the story of her own battle with life-changing disappointment, Sister Joan Chittister deftly explores the landscape of suffering and hope, considering along the way such wide-ranging topics as consumerism, technology, grief, the role of women in the Catholic Church, and the events of September 11, 2001. We struggle, she says, against change, isolation, darkness, fear, powerlessness, vulnerability, exhaustion, and scarring; and while these struggles sometimes seem insurmountable, we can emerge from them with the gifts of conversion, detachment, faith, courage, surrender, limitations, endurance, transformation, and (perhaps most important) hope. Each of these struggles and gifts is discussed in a chapter of its own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meant to help readers cope with their own suffering and disappointment, \u003ci\u003eScarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope\u003c\/i\u003e is, in Chittister's words, \"an anatomy of struggle and an account of the way hope grows in us, despite our moments of darkness, regardless of our regular bouts of depression. It is an invitation to look again at the struggles of life in order that we might remember how to recognize new life in our souls the next time our hearts turn again to clay.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Neither a self-help manual nor a book offering pat answers, but supremely practical and relevant, Chittister's \u003ci\u003eScarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope\u003c\/i\u003e will richly reward those readers seeking solace in the empathic, wise, and accessible meditations of a fellow struggler. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone goes through times of pain and sorrow, depression and darkness, stress and suffering. It is in the necessary struggles of life, however, that we stretch our souls and gain new insights enabling us to go on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the biblical story of Jacob wrestling with God and on the story of her own battle with life-changing disappointment, Sister Joan Chittister deftly explores the landscape of suffering and hope, considering along the way such wide-ranging topics as consumerism, technology, grief, the role of women in the Catholic Church, and the events of September 11, 2001. We struggle, she says, against change, isolation, darkness, fear, powerlessness, vulnerability, exhaustion, and scarring; and while these struggles sometimes seem insurmountable, we can emerge from them with the gifts of conversion, detachment, faith, courage, surrender, limitations, endurance, transformation, and (perhaps most important) hope. Each of these struggles and gifts is discussed in a chapter of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeant to help readers cope with their own suffering and disappointment, \"Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope\" is, in Chittister's words, \"an anatomy of struggle and an account of the way hope grows in us, despite our moments of darkness, regardless of our regular bouts of depression. It is an invitation to look again at the struggles of life in order that we might remember how to recognize new life in our souls the next time our hearts turn again to clay.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither a self-help manual nor a book offering pat answers, but supremely practical and relevant, Chittister's \"Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope\" will richly reward those readers seeking solace in the empathic, wise, andaccessible meditations of a fellow struggler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 125\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9.16 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757560594720,"sku":"9780802829740","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/28bb56adc35b327f22924deb286610ea.webp?v=1780105257","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/scarred-by-struggle-transformed-by-hope-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}