The God-Shaped Heart: How Correctly Understanding God's Love Transforms Us

by Timothy R. Jennings

Overview

The key to spiritual and emotional health is to grasp the truth of God's transforming love for us and then let that reality influence our own hearts and relationships. It seems simple, but we are experts at complicating simple things. Instead of living lives characterized by love we find ourselves trapped in cycles of shame, violence, and addiction that steal our joy and keep us from loving others—so much so that, by all indications, Christians are living no differently than anyone else when it comes to abuse rates, use of pornography, alcohol and drug addiction, and more.

Christian psychiatrist Dr. Timothy Jennings wants to release us from this prison. With powerful illustrations from case studies and from Scripture, Jennings shows believers who are stuck in addiction, violence, fear, and broken relationships how to experience true freedom through God's transforming love to experience greater health, fulfillment, and well-being.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801075216
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/05/2017
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	1,060,897
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Timothy R. Jennings, MD has been in private practice as a Christian psychiatrist and certified master psychopharmacologist since 1997. Board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he is a specialist in transcranial magnetic stimulation, a drug-free treatment for depression. Dr. Jennings is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Fellow of the Southern Psychiatric Association, and past president of both the Tennessee and Southern Psychiatric Associations. He has spent more than two decades researching the interface between biblical principles and modern brain science and is a highly sought after lecturer and international speaker, and the author of The God-Shaped Brain. He is in private practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 11

Heart Disease in Christianity: There Is Something Wrong 13

The Infection 23

Growing Past the Rules 47

Spiritual Failure to Thrive 67

Law, Love, and Healing 89

The Evidence 101

Love and Worship 123

Love and the Institution 137

Rituals, Metaphors, and Symbols 157

The Little Theater 177

The Power of Love and Truth 203

Law or Love in the Real World 221

God's Action in the Old Testament: Love or Law? 237

Love and Eternal Judgment 259

Appendix A Summary of God's Design Laws 281

Appendix B Another Resource-The Remedy 287

Notes 291

Editorial Reviews

Narrator Sean Runnette invites listeners to learn the secret to gaining and maintaining spiritual and emotional health through the transformation of their hearts by the love of God. Effortlessly shifting between biblical history and scientific facts, Runnette narrates with a steady pace and a warm tone. His baritone voice offers the familiar characteristics of a timeless storyteller while shifting into professional or reminiscent tones when certain facts are brought to light. Though some may find this book challenging, Runnette’s outstanding performance ensures that every listener will stay engaged. V.C. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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