{"product_id":"the-dark-night-of-the-soul","title":"The Dark Night of the Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth\u003cbr\u003eContributor(s): May, Gerald G (Author)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 0060750553    EAN: 9780060750558\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperOne\u003cbr\u003eUS SRP: $ 23.11\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eCopyright Date: 2004\u003cbr\u003ePub Date: February 01, 2005\u003cbr\u003eAnnotation:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow in paperback: a distinguished psychiatrist, spiritual counsellor and bestselling author shows how the dark sides of the spiritual life are a vital ingredient in deep, authentic, healthy spirituality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerald G. May, MD, one of the great spiritual teachers and writers of our time, argues that the dark 'shadow' side of the true spiritual life has been trivialised and neglected to our serious detriment. Superficial and naively upbeat spirituality does not heal and enrich the soul. Nor does the other tendency to relegate deep spiritual growth to only mystics and saints. Only the honest, sometimes difficult encounters with what Christian spirituality has called and described in helpful detail as 'the dark night of the soul' can lead to true spiritual wholeness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay emphasises that the dark night is not necessarily a time of suffering and near despair, but a time of deep transition, a search for new orientation when things are clouded and full of mystery. The dark gives depth, dimension and fullness to the spiritual life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Information    \u003cbr\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003cbr\u003e- Self-Help | Spiritual\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Spirituality\u003cbr\u003e- Psychology | General\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Christian Living | Spiritual Growth\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Psychology of Religion\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Christian Theology | History\u003cbr\u003e- Self-Help | Personal Growth | Happiness\u003cbr\u003e- Self-Help | Meditations\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Christian Ministry | General\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Christianity | General\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Christian Theology | Systematic\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Mysticism\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Prayer\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Religion \u0026amp; Science\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Religion, Politics \u0026amp; State\u003cbr\u003eLC Subjects:\u003cbr\u003e-Teresa    -John of the Cross\u003cbr\u003e-Suffering    -Religious aspects\u003cbr\u003e-Christianity    -Mysticism\u003cbr\u003e-Psychology    -Spiritual formation\u003cbr\u003eINGRAM Categories:\u003cbr\u003e- Religious Orientation | Christian\u003cbr\u003eOCLC Number: OCLC#816608816\u003cbr\u003eDewey: 248.2\u003cbr\u003eLC Call Number: BV5083\u003cbr\u003eLCCN: 2003056966\u003cbr\u003eFeatures: Bibliography , Index , Maps , Price on Product , Table of Contents , Excerpt\u003cbr\u003eInitial Print Run: 25000\u003cbr\u003ePhysical Info: 0.5\" H x 8.1\" L x 5.4\" W (0.39 lbs) 216 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50036768211181,"sku":"9780060750558","price":23.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/TheDarkNightoftheSoul.jpg?v=1780067256","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-dark-night-of-the-soul","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}