{"product_id":"the-fire-within-desire-sexuality-longing-and-god-paperback","title":"The Fire Within: Desire, Sexuality, Longing, and God - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Rolheiser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor most religious people, the words \u003c\/i\u003eGod\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003esex\u003ci\u003e never go together.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e God is conceived of as holy, pure, sexless, and as morally above the raw desires that so powerfully beset us. Sex, on the other hand, is conceived of as earthy and unholy, something we must snatch, and not without guilt, from the gods. Christianity has struggled mightily with sex; so too have most other religions. And yet when we look at sexual desire and ask where it comes from, there can be only one answer. It comes from God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a book on desire, its experience, its origins, its meaning, and how it might be generatively channeled. Sexuality is inside us to help lure us back to God, but dealing with this fire inside us is a lifelong struggle. Ron Rolheiser sheds light on this mystery and the journey it takes us on in these tantalizing fragments that help give us permission to feel what we feel and know that God is still smiling on us. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRonald Rolheiser is a specialist in the fields of spirituality and systematic theology. He is president emeritus of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas, and is a full-time professor of spirituality there. His books, notably \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Longing, Sacred Fire, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInsane for the Light\u003c\/i\u003e are popular throughout the English-speaking world. His recent books \u003ci\u003eDomestic Monastery\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBruised and Wounded\u003c\/i\u003e are bestsellers, and his weekly column is carried by many newspapers worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53638527451443,"sku":"9781640606661","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/D__OtC8Lqg9781640606661.webp?v=1783673790","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-fire-within-desire-sexuality-longing-and-god-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}