A Call to God: A Spiritual Introduction to Christianity
By (Author) James Ellis
Aeon Books Ltd
Aeon Books Ltd
2nd January 2025
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Spirituality and religious experience
248
Paperback
180
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
An invitation to reassess personal relationships with Christianity through spiritual practice
James Ellis carefully considered book encourages spirit to be placed at the forefront of religious practice, rather than any dogma, in order to fully understand the depth of belief. This reverses the approach to the Christian Holy Trinity of the Father first, the Son second and the Holy Spirit third which has always been most widely taught.
Following the authors own turbulent entanglement with religion from the reciting the Lords prayer without understanding as child, to early adulthood as a New Atheist, to finding God through open prayer in later life A Call to Godprovides a guiding framework for a spiritual approach to Christianity.
A Call to Godtakes the form of a journey for readers to embark upon. The first half follows the authors own journey, especially in relation to the modern mindset of the 21stcentury which has resulted in a decrease of religious spirituality. It also addresses the language of Christianity in a practical and clear manner, as well examples of simple places for readers to consider beginning their own journeys.
The second half then investigates deeper themes of Christianity, while always providing examples on how to connect them with daily use. The book also includes ten simple exercises readers can use to get in touch with the spirit on a deeper level.
A Call to Godis a powerful message to consider ones place in the modern, materialist world through reassessment of our own individual spiritual belief.
James Ellis is a writer and independent researcher. He is the author of four other books including Only Ever Freedom and Be Not Afraid. He is also the host of Hermitix Podcast.He lives in the UK.