Confession: Doorway to Forgiveness

by Jim Forest

Overview

A comparison of the stories of the infancy and youth of Jesus with those of Krishna in the Hindu tradition illustrating the role each plays as savior for the faithful of that tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608330768
Publisher:	Orbis
Publication date:	03/22/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Jim Forest, was the author of many Orbis books, including All Is Grace, Living with Wisdom, and At Play in the Lions' Den (his biographies of peacemakers Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, and Daniel Berrigan). Other bestselling titles include Praying with Icons and Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir

Editorial Reviews

Forest relates in his introduction that the purpose of this book is to help revive the once common practice of confession among Christians, which has been abandoned or neglected, to help the reader prepare a better confession and to help those who hear confessions better serve as Christ's witness. The author, who describes himself as an Orthodox Christian and who lives in the Netherlands, begins with a brief history of the tradition. He draws on scripture, stories from the saints, personal experiences, and even Dostoevsky's novels Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. Forest explains the key elements in confession and discusses the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, the Last Judgment, and the Prayer of Ephraim the Syrian (recited by Orthodox Christians daily throughout Lent). Forest also explores the subject of finding a confessor and offers a selection of stories about confessions culled from his friends—laypeople, nuns, monks, and priests. This informative book includes a list of biblical texts to read in preparing for confession. George Cohen Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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