Healing Wounds

Name: Healing Wounds
Price: 15.94 USD
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Rating: 4.7 (79 reviews)
Author: Fr Erik Varden

by Fr Erik Varden

Memoir Religion Spirituality

4.7 (79)

4.7 stars from 79 reviews

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Perfect for you if...

You're wrestling with pain that hasn't made you stronger and want theology that meets you there, not in an abstract argument.
You read spiritual writing by Pema Chödrön or Richard Rohr and appreciate contemplative approaches to faith over dogma.
You've found traditional religious answers to suffering incomplete and are looking for something that validates both doubt and faith.

Maybe not for you if...

You want quick self-help answers or an uplifting narrative that suffering always leads to growth.
You're looking for practical coping strategies rather than theological reflection and introspection.
You're not religiously oriented or don't engage with Christian theology, even intellectually.

About this book

In Healing Wounds, Fr Erik Varden examines the New Testament's account of Christ's wounds and their efficacy for human healing. While acknowledging this theological perspective as fundamental, Varden argues it often fails to address the emotional and spiritual needs of believers. Varden engages with the tension between different views on suffering: Bob Dylan's observation that pain brings out the best in people, and philosopher Donald MacKinnon's claim that suffering never ennobles anyone. He addresses the questions about suffering that people today explore with counsellors, therapists, philosophers, and spiritual directors. Structured as a reflective journey, the book begins with the reality of suffering and moves toward redemption and renewal. Varden uses a contemplative approach, inviting readers to examine their own experiences of pain and consider how faith and introspection might transform them.

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Currently around #83K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Sales have softened 84% recently.

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Currently 4.7★ from 79 reviews

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