All this makes for a thoughtful tale, but readers willing to go the distance must hurdle over the aforementioned obstacles, as well as some jaw-dropping acronyms such as RUT (``Women for a Return to the Uterus'') and WOMLIP (``Women's Movement for Liberation from Pregnancy''). and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books. An undetectable non-operational ASP, or NOX, provides some hope to the nationwide resistance movement that the scientific and social repression might be brought to an end, but only if Verne, who joins the resisters, can evade the clutches of the Federal Bureau of Biological Supervision and its ambitious new director, Annabelle Weaver. : George Washingtons Sacred Fire (9780978605261) by Lillback, Peter A. Paul Verne, who discovered the new virus, at first supported the ASP and its consequences, but now his doubts are growing, especially since he finds himself strangely attracted to a young bio, Clara Hastings. Relationships between the sexes are virtually nonexistent many women have become lesbians fetuses are brought to term in artificial wombs, and the resultant children are termed ``bios.'' Because alcohol lessens the effectiveness of the ASP, cocaine-laced beverages have become socially accepted, part of a secret covenant between government officials and the mafia. is now a veritable police state, with all males forced to wear an ASP, or Anti-Sex Program, implant. The premise is intriguing: in the near future, the HIV virus has mutated into an even more virulent strain that targets sperm cells. Capturing the full sweep of writing from the diaspora-from Africa to the Caribbean to America-Sacred Fire is a soul-stirring collection of provocative. And that may not be easy, burdened as it is with a complex plot and a confusing plethora of characters, some of whom operate out of unclear motives or occasionally appear under code names. “Where do we go once some of the basic questions in our lives have been answered, or at least brought to enough peace that our focus can shift away from ourselves to others? Where do we go once the basic questions in our lives are no longer the restless questions of youthful insecurity and loneliness? Who am I? Who loves me? How will my life turn out? Where do we go once the basic question in life becomes: How can I give my life away more purely, and more meaningfully? How do I live beyond my own heartaches, headaches, and obsessions so as to help make other peoples’ lives more meaningful? The intent of this book is to try to address exactly those questions: How can we live less self- centered, more mature lives? What constitutes deep maturity and how do we reach that place? And, not unimportantly, what constitutes a more adult, Christian discipleship? What constitutes a truly mature following of Jesus?”Īs the poet Rainer Maria Rilke suggests, “Live the questions now.” In Sacred Fire, Rolheiser’s deeply affecting prose urges us on in pursuit of the most holy of all passions-a deep and lasting intimacy with God.Appearing here four years after its publication in France, this first novel from a French psychoanalyst should set some tongues to wagging, if only it can find its deserved readership. “What lies beyond the essentials, the basics?” Rolheiser writes. But, as Rolheiser explains, when we embrace the struggle and yearning to know God we can experience too a profound re-understanding to our daily lives. Here, we experience the full gamut of human life, pleasure and fervor, disillusionment and boredom. In this new book, Rolheiser takes us on a journey through the dark night of the senses and of the spirit. With his trademark acuity, wit, and thoughtfulness, Rolheiser shows how identifying and embracing discipleship will lead to new heights of spiritual awareness and maturity. Synopsis: When one reaches the highest degree of human maturity, one has only one question left: How can I be helpful?-TERESA OF ÁVILAīeloved author Ronald Rolheiser continues his search for an accessible and penetrating Christian spirituality in this highly anticipated follow-up to the contemporary classic, The Holy Longing.
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