{"product_id":"the-way-up-is-down-marlena-graves-9780830846740","title":"The Way Up Is Down: Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e Award of Merit in Spiritual Formation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Now, with God's help, I shall become myself.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese words from Danish philosopher S ren Kierkegaard resonate deeply with Marlena Graves, a Puerto Rican writer, professor, and activist. In these pages she describes the process of emptying herself that allows her to move upward toward God and become the true self that God calls her to. Drawing on the rich traditions of Eastern and Western Christian saints, she shares stories and insights that have enlivened her transformation. For Marlena, formation and justice always intertwine on the path to a balanced life of both action and contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you long for more of God, this book offers a time-honored path to deeper life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marlena Graves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0830846743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830846740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP Formatio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Marlena Graves","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994540572927,"sku":"9780830846740","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbb27723-f470-4925-8705-517662d066e3.jpg?v=1683330761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-way-up-is-down-marlena-graves-9780830846740","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}