{"product_id":"journeying-forward-toward-spiritual-freedom-james-d-bailiff-9781953839718","title":"Journeying Forward Toward Spiritual Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen one affirms a \u003cstrong\u003erelationship with God, \u003c\/strong\u003e participates in a religious congregation and its mission, does that mean she or he becomes saddled with burdensome, ideological dogma and rule-keeping ethics? To be religious must one surrender mind and spirit to such confinement? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the other hand, does God call us to freedom from such limited existence? If so, how does one navigate in a world of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003espiritual freedom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e without becoming lost in a formless spirituality? And, does such a call to freedom demand a rejection of institutional religion and biblical\/theological Tradition?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, the author shares his own journey from a burdensome and limiting religion toward the freedom to which he feels God is calling all of us, spiritual freedom to which Jesus gives the name \"abundant life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, therefore, is written for those whose hearts yearn for a spirituality that frees us for meaningful living while, at the same time, feels rooted in the Tradition of Jesus Christ and openly connected to the world around us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James D. Bailiff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953839711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953839718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Workbook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"James D. Bailiff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944323940607,"sku":"9781953839718","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_751a1d1e-8942-4184-a7da-b7ff265faa54.jpg?v=1681503005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/journeying-forward-toward-spiritual-freedom-james-d-bailiff-9781953839718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}