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Barry, William Anthony was born on November 22, 1930 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Catherine (McKenna) Barry.
(Barry opens up the issue of discernment in the church in ...)
Barry opens up the issue of discernment in the church in order to help people bring their actual experience of God to bear not only on their own spiritual lives, but on the whole Christian community.
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(Is what we call "the encounter with God" merely a depth e...)
Is what we call "the encounter with God" merely a depth experience of the psyche or does it have a specific theological character? In this revised edition of his best selling book, William Barry shows how it it possible to understand an encounter with the Triune God in this world, and how that process can be interpreted and aided by a spiritual director. Using the insights of John Macmurray and John Smith, Barry describes how a relationship with God develops and how one can discern whether a particular experience is from God or not. This understanding of religious experience comes from a theology of community, communal discernment and ministry in the church. This book will be helpful to spiritual directors, educators and theologians, as well as all educated seekers desiring a deeper relationship with God. In this revised edition, the author has added reflections on God's presence to suffering and evil and to evildoers, updated the bibliography, and freshened his examples for the 21st-century reader.
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(Using Jesus as the way to intimacy with God, Barry reflec...)
Using Jesus as the way to intimacy with God, Barry reflects on how Jesus experienced intimacy with his friends, in his ministry, and through his death and resurrection. A final section proposes the Trinity as a model of true intimacy.
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(Dispelling the myth that spiritual retreats are only for ...)
Dispelling the myth that spiritual retreats are only for those who can get away for an extended time, seasoned spiritual director William A. Barry, S.J., shares his unique understanding of the Spiritual Exercises and demonstrates how they can benefit the ordinary person's relationship with God. Finding God in All Things gives new life to the spirituality of St. Ignatius and illuminates the transforming power of the Exercises. With over 50,000 copies sold of the first edition, this timely new edition offers today's readers a clear presentation of the themes and contemporary practice of this classic spiritual retreat.
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( What does it mean to have a relationship with God? Why ...)
What does it mean to have a relationship with God? Why do so many of us avoid a relationship with God at all costs? What examples from Scripture might guide us in developing a close, prayerful relationship with God? In Seek My Face, William A. Barry, SJ, provides thoughtful and easy-to-understand answers that can help anyone draw closer to God. Throughout the book, Fr. Barry introduces situations and personalities from both the Old and New Testaments to show readers the various ways in which people in the Bible—Abraham, Moses, Peter, Jesus—drew closer to God, and how we can use their examples to develop a closer relationship with God ourselves.
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( An approach to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius ...)
An approach to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius As more and more people begin to reclaim their spiritual heritage, longoverlooked traditions resurface, offering seekers new ways to rekindle their spiritual selves. The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola is such a tradition, and its recovery in the church has sparked the interest of many believers—religious and laypeople alike. In light of this resurgence, Fr. William A. Barry, a director of the Spiritual Exercises for more than thirty years, offers Letting God Come Close, a guide that shows spiritual directors how to effectively and creatively help individuals meet the living God through the Exercises. Using clear, down-to-earth examples from his own experience, Fr. Barry hopes to instill in the director the trust, confidence, and skills needed to help retreatants approach God. “Spiritual directors will find a gold mine here of help in understanding and giving the Exercises.” —George Aschenbrenner, S.J., director, Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth “For over thirty years Barry has listened attentively for the ways God deals directly with God’s people through the Spiritual Exercises. God’s voice comes through and Barry helps directors pay attention.” —George R. Murphy, S.J., adjunct lecturer in spirituality at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley
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( The Classic Work on Helping People Become Closer to God...)
The Classic Work on Helping People Become Closer to God Fathers Barry and Connolly see the work of spiritual direction as helping people to develop their relationship with God. In thinking and practice they have absorbed the insights of modern psychotherapy, but have not been absorbed by them. This highly practical book reflects the authors' experience at the Center for Religious Development in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where spiritual direction is available and where directors are trained.
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( Live in the love of a God who desires a relationship wi...)
Live in the love of a God who desires a relationship with you. T hroughout A Friendship Like No Other, renowned spiritual director William A. Barry, SJ, explores the premise that God wants to relate to us as a close friend. Barry has contemplated this idea—radical for many Christians—throughout his lifetime, and he explains that it actually traces back to the “developing revelation of God contained in the Bible.” A Friendship Like No Other offers three well-supported and practical sections: prayerful exercises to help lead you to the conviction that God wants your friendship; a close look at objections to this idea; and reflections on experiencing the presence of God and discerning those experiences. Brief, personal meditations are woven throughout. Grounded in biblical tradition and with a clear focus on Ignatian spirituality, this book offers a fresh, heart-changing approach to living joyfully in the freedom of the divine embrace.
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(In The Web of Deceit, Mark Curtis reasons that Britain is...)
In The Web of Deceit, Mark Curtis reasons that Britain is a rogue state, often a violator of international law and a systematic condoner of human rights abuses, as well as a key ally of many repressive regimes. He argues that under the Blair government, Britain has become a champion of a form of globalization that is increasing the takeover of the global economy by big business and, far from changing course post-September 11th, British policies are partly responsible for the continuation - and often deepening - of global poverty and inequality, while its arms exports and nuclear policies are making the world a more dangerous place.
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(This workbook takes for granted that each user has a copy...)
This workbook takes for granted that each user has a copy to The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus and Their Complementary Norms promulgated by the Thirty-fourth General Congregation.
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(Develop a relationship with God by following examples in ...)
Develop a relationship with God by following examples in Scripture. In "Seek My Face, " William Barry introduces situations and personalities from Scripture to show readers the various ways in which people in the Bible formed a relationship with God.
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Barry, William Anthony was born on November 22, 1930 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Catherine (McKenna) Barry.
AB, Boston College, 1956. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, Boston College, 1963. Master of Arts, Fordham University, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Anna Maria College, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), College Holy Cross, 2010.
Teacher high school, Fairfield (Connecticut) Preparatory, 1956-1958; lecturer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1968-1969; from assistant to associate professor, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1978; rector Jesuit community, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1988-1991; vice provincial, Society of Jesus (Jesuit) of New England, Boston, 1978-1984; assistant novice director, Society of Jesus (Jesuit) of New England, Boston, 1985-1988; provincial, Society of Jesus (Jesuit) of New England, Boston, 1991-1997; co-director, Society of Jesus (Jesuit) Tertianship, since 1997. Director staff Center for Religious Development, Cambridge, 1971-1978. Trustee Boston College, Chestnut Hill, 1988-1991, adjunct associate professor, 1989-1991.
(Is what we call "the encounter with God" merely a depth e...)
( What does it mean to have a relationship with God? Why ...)
(In The Web of Deceit, Mark Curtis reasons that Britain is...)
(Barry opens up the issue of discernment in the church in ...)
(This workbook takes for granted that each user has a copy...)
( The Classic Work on Helping People Become Closer to God...)
(Using Jesus as the way to intimacy with God, Barry reflec...)
(Dispelling the myth that spiritual retreats are only for ...)
(We normally think of religious conversion as a dramatic c...)
(Develop a relationship with God by following examples in ...)
( Live in the love of a God who desires a relationship wi...)
(Practice of Spiritual Direction by William A. Barry and W...)
( An approach to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius ...)
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Member Bread for the World, Washington, since 1985, Amnesty International, New York City, since 1988. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.