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The Road to Emmaus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life Kindle Edition
by Jim Forest (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Being a pilgrim might involve a journey to distant places associated wih God-revealing events, but it has more to do with simply living day by day in a God-attentive way. Jim Forest's book assists the reader to see one's life as an opportunity for pilgrimage, fwhether in places as familiar as your living room or walking the pilgrim path to Santiago de Compostela.
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"This is a book which will hold the attention of any reader from the first page to the last, and such reading will have been in itself a pilgrimage both with and towards Christ."
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Jim Forest (1941-2022), a co-founder of the Catholic Peace Fellowship, was author of many Orbis books, including All Is Grace, Living with Wisdom, At Play in the Lions' Den and Eyes of Compassion (his biographies of peacemakers Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, and Thich Naht Hanh). His other bestselling titles include Praying with Icons, The Ladder of the Beatitudes, and Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir.
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ASIN : B00AACPXUU
Publisher : ORBIS
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Publication date : 13 November 2012
Language : English
File size : 7.0 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 210 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1608330805
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Jim Forest (1941-2022), a co-founder of the Catholic Peace Fellowship, was author of many Orbis books, including All Is Grace, Living with Wisdom, At Play in the Lions' Den and Eyes of Compassion (his biographies of peacemakers Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, and Thich Naht Hanh). His other bestselling titles include Praying with Icons, The Ladder of the Beatitudes, and Writing Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir.
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Pawprints
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully written book!Reviewed in the United States on 25 July 2016
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Great book. Loved all the history, the saints and people who walk the Emmaus road in their daily life. Much research noted. Thank you for the inspiration!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The ordinaryReviewed in the United States on 20 July 2014
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While describing pilgrim roads and places, I most appreciate his describing how pilgrim faith occurs in life every day. Pilgrimage happens when we may not be looking. It is well to become aware of how we are pilgrims daily at home, work on the street, and in grand offices.
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E.M. Tennessen
5.0 out of 5 stars Game-changing!Reviewed in the United States on 12 August 2010
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One of the books I read this summer was "The Road to Emmaus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life" by Jim Forest. This was a game-changing book for me. Jim encourages us to see all of life as a journey to the Kingdom and to see every day as an opportunity to serve others and to grow into Christlikeness. In the book, he discusses our actions along the way (prayer, fasting, almsgiving), spiritual "places" like cathedrals and geographical locales, and different sorts of journeys when one doesn't travel (like his own pilgrimage of illness -- I highly recommend this chapter for all those who deal with chronic illness). The book contains many photos that go along with the text. I found this an easy and enchanting read; it was hard to put down!
Mary Corchia Hart
5.0 out of 5 stars Be Here Now!Reviewed in the United States on 27 October 2017
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Beautifully written book on making a spiritual pilgrimage. It places the reader right there and is very uplifting. Great spiritual author!
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A really nice devotional/reflection guide on "pilgrimage as a way of life." I purchased this book in connection with a sabbatical in which my family spent a couple of months living overseas. It was the perfect compendium for merging that experience with daily life after the sabbatical ended. Forest provides a collection of reflections that speak into traveling for pilgrimage, but also in recognizing that we are all on an inner, spiritual pilgrimage. He writes in the introduction: "Whether the journey is within your own backyard or takes you to the other side of the world, the potential is there for the greatest of adventures: a journey not only toward Christ but with him" (xvii).
Each chapter is a kind of stand alone devotion that prods particular parts of pilgrimage (the road, walking, maps, relics, the front door, etc.) The Road to Emmasus invites us to take every moment captive along the pilgrimage with Christ and to awaken ourselves to the God who is all around us. I am grateful that I waited for some time after my sabbatical ended to read this book as it helped to both reminisce over my family's experience as well as reflect on my life in the current (pandemic) moment. I think anyone would be blessed to spend time in this short book.
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Beautifully written--this is the type of book that can be re-read every so years... Forest created something in these pages that is truly memorable and life-changing.
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July 15, 2012
The pilgrimage is a recurring theme for me in my faith journey. For that reason, I was more inclined to like this book than others may. Having said that, I think it's a great intro to the theme of pilgrimage in the Christian life and gives a pretty good overview of its historical significance while offering helpful insights.
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November 11, 2012
Wonderful Christian travelogue. Don't miss this one. Not only are the places inspiring, but so are Jim's reflections.
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