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Product Identifiers
PublisherAncient Faith Publishing
ISBN-101888212284
ISBN-139781888212280
eBay Product ID (ePID)2385474
Product Key Features
Book TitleThirsting for God : in a Land of Shallow Wells
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicChristianity / Protestant, Christian Life / Spiritual Growth, Comparative Religion, Christianity / Orthodox
Publication Year2002
GenreReligion
AuthorMatthew Gallatin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight8.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-296937
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal281.9
SynopsisBeginning in the street ministry days of the Jesus Movement, Matthew Gallatin devoted more than twenty years to evangelical Christian ministry. But no matter how hard he tried, he was never able to experience the God he longed to know. His was a great dream that could not find fulfillment, a deep question that could not answer itself, an eternal thirst dwelling in a land of shallow wells. Ultimately, Gallatin's thirst was quenched by the deep waters of the historic Orthodox Christian Faith. In Thirsting for God, Gallatin expresses many of the struggles a Protestant will undergo in coming face to face with Orthodoxy, and gives readers a taste of the encounter with the living God that lies in store for them there., Beginning in the street ministry days of the Jesus Movement, Matthew Gallatin devoted more than twenty years to evangelical Christian ministry. He was a singer/songwriter, worship leader, and Calvary Chapel pastor. Nevertheless, he eventually accepted a painful reality: no matter how hard he tried, he was never able to experience the God whom he longed to know. His was a great dream that could not find fulfillment, a deep question that could not answer itself, an eternal thirst dwelling in a land of shallow wells.In Thirsting for God, Gallatin expresses many of the struggles a Protestant will encounter in coming face to face with Orthodoxy: such things as Protestant relativism, rationalism versus the Orthodox sacramental path to God, and the unity of Scripture and Tradition. An outstanding book that will give Protestant readers a more thorough understanding of the Church.
This is my second time reading this book. I loaned it out and was happy to find such a good price when finding a replacement.
The book starts with the author's story and his desire to recapture the spiritual closeness he felt as a child.
Then the book takes a turn into theology. The author is a minister turned philosophy professor, and writes as such.
I may have to read it a third time, it's so deep!