{"product_id":"fire-within-desire-sexuality-longing-and-god-9781640606661","title":"Fire Within: Desire, Sexuality, Longing, and God","description":"\u003ci\u003eFor most religious people, the words \u003c\/i\u003eGod\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003esex\u003ci\u003e never go together.\u003c\/i\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12187870\"\u003eRonald Rolheiser\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paraclete Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 5.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640606661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640606661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL012110\"\u003eChristian Living | Social Issues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL105000\"\u003eSexuality \u0026amp; Gender Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL067020\"\u003eChristian Theology | Anthropology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Rolheiser, OM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI\u003c\/b\u003e, is a specialist in the fields of spirituality and systematic theology, and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author. He writes a regular column that is featured in more than seventy newspapers worldwide. He is the author of many books, including bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Longing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSacred Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Restless Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForgotten Amongst the Lilies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBruised and Wounded\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDomestic Monastery\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paraclete Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707757039853,"sku":"9781640606661","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_cd243a3d-6108-47b4-8e95-91f5ba97bbf7.jpg?v=1650078020","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/fire-within-desire-sexuality-longing-and-god-9781640606661","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}