{"product_id":"my-god-my-god-an-alphabet-of-internal-archery-paperback","title":"My God, My God: An Alphabet of Internal Archery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Patrick Hederman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy God, My God: An Alphabet of Internal Archery\u003c\/em\u003e is a richly layered and original exploration of faith, selfhood, and the enduring mystery of God in the modern world. In a series of alphabetically arranged reflections, Mark Patrick Hederman draws together memoir, theology, philosophy, literature, and cultural history to illuminate the deepest questions of human existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the startling idea that God is in love with creation, Hederman invites readers into a lifelong dialogue between the human person and the divine. Through personal stories - from rural Ireland to Paris in the era of Vatican II - he examines how identity is formed, how belief survives doubt, and how each individual becomes a unique \"I\" within a vast and interconnected universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to the book is a vision of spirituality that is both ancient and radically fresh. Engaging with Eastern and Western Christian traditions, Hederman explores the concept of divine \"energy\" (\u003cem\u003eenergeia\u003c\/em\u003e) - a living presence accessible to every person-and the idea that human beings are called into a dynamic partnership with God. Faith here is not merely doctrine, but relationship, participation, and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, \u003cem\u003eMy God, My God\u003c\/em\u003e confronts the challenges of contemporary culture. It grapples with the \"death of God\" narrative, the authority and failures of institutional religion, and the dominance of scientific rationalism, offering instead a recovery of myth, imagination, and symbolic ways of knowing. Hederman argues that these are not relics of the past but essential tools for understanding realities that lie beyond logic alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, the book returns to one central insight: each person is utterly unique, irreplaceable, and called into a relationship of love that transcends biology, psychology, and history. Heaven and hell are not distant places, but conditions shaped by our freedom - by our capacity to accept or refuse that love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with intellectual depth, wit, and poetic sensitivity, \u003cem\u003eMy God, My God\u003c\/em\u003e speaks equally to believers, sceptics, and seekers. It offers not a system of answers, but a profound invitation: to rediscover the divine within the fabric of everyday life, and to uncover, within oneself, a path toward meaning, connection, and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924626211123,"sku":"9781789594386","price":44.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/S5Usvyferr9781789594386.webp?v=1793832684","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/my-god-my-god-an-alphabet-of-internal-archery-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}