|  Romancing the Holy
Millions today identify themselves as Christians but find church attendance unfulfilling or even irrelevant. Many others who are comfortable in the church are seeking to deepen their relationship with God. People in both groups often flounder as they try to find a starting place for their spiritual journey. Based on the premise that there is no one correct way to begin one’s romance with the holy, Debra Farrington weaves stories of her own spiritual exploration with information on a variety of paths, inviting readers to choose that which best meets their needs.
Reviews
“Had enough of free-floating, unmoored, egocentric talk of ‘spirituality’? One gets the impression that theological bookstorekeeper Farrington has. She saw the parade of sincere seekers and found too few finders…So she has done a welcome thing: she has taken the search seriously and shown what religious communities can and should do to be inviting again." —Christian Century, October 15, 1997
“Debra Farrington will be a new name to most of you, but you will hear more from her in decades to come. Hers is a fresh new voice in the field of spirituality.” —Divinitas: New Books in Religion, Massachusetts Bible Society, June 1997 “In these penetrating meditations, Farrington…examines from a practical and personal perspective the social and individual forces that underlie the contemporary sea change in religious experience…In this book, she sketches a map for the journey, a description of the ‘gateways’ through which inner-directed, independent-minded seekers may enter into Christian experience." —Publishers Weekly, March 10, 1997 “Romancing the Holy is a memorable title for a quite practical book. Romance is, of course, all about love, and this book of lovemaking is directed at the relationship human beings may explore with the Divine One…This book is a basic primer for those who are looking for ways in which to explore or deepen their spiritual lives. The writing is elegant in its straight-forward appeal to both the intellect and the emotions, and I found myself wanting to try many of the things discussed in the book which I had not tried before. The fresh descriptions of things with which I am more familiar were affirming and inspiring. However, the real value of this book is the author’s delight in sharing her own experiences—her pain and her joy—with readers so that they might, in some way, be blessed and encouraged to go on their own heart’s journey.” —Presence, January 1998 (the journal of Spiritual Directors International)
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