This book examines briefly and simply how faith in God begins, how we experience revelation in history, in Scripture, in Christian community, in Jesus, and how we can respond to God’s call in our personal lives. Faith begins when we look beyond ourselves for meaning. This book links spirituality with an understanding of revelation and the development of belief. Guided reflection on the personal experience of the reader is central to the process of study.
The Meaning of Faith consists of six sessions; each session is designed to fit a one-and-a-half to two-hour time frame. A suggested time schedule appears in the front of the book. Session titles are as follows: Hearing the Word; Understanding Revelation; Understanding Scripture; Knowing Jesus; Praying in Faith; and Living in Faith.
Prayer begins and concludes each of the six sessions. The sessions also include periods of reflective input, conversation time to respond to questions that shed light on the adult faith journey, silent reflection and journaling, and an invitation to action which encourages the conversion that true growth in faith requires. Time for socialization is also built in to the sessions.
The Meaning of Faith,The Body of Christ,God in a World of Violence,Scripture and the Truth of Our Identity,The Meaning of Hope,The Scandal of the Parables
Stations of Joy,Catholic Teaching on the Hebrew Scriptures,Discipleship,Catholic Teaching on Christology,Catholic Teaching on Christian Scriptures,Faith (Teacher Manual)
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