The Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation

This is a contemplative reflection on the spirituality of healing, the fruit of the author’s lifetime in conducting spiritual direction and psychotherapy. It is largely written in the form of a memoir of his own recovery from the traumatic wounds of his early life , a dysfunctional marriage, and his road to healing and wholeness. "James Finley has pursued the contemplative life seriously—inside and outside of the monastery—and part of that through the healing of his own wounds. That combination allows him to bring a whole, wonderful balancing act to theology and spirituality. James Finley is a healer. I believe his poetic words will help many people on their healing journey." “The beauty and illumination of Jim Finley’s language, whether he is writing about trauma or God’s presence, open the heart. To read this book is to be changed forever.” “James Finley inhabits the sacred territory he maps for us in these luminous pages--a landscape drenched in love, rooted in the sacred ordinary, where our most devastating wounds become portals to the divine encounter.” This is a contemplative reflection on the spirituality of healing, the fruit of the author’s lifetime in conducting spiritual direction and psychotherapy, drawing on his lessons from Thomas Merton and study of the mystical path. It is largely written in the form of a memoir of his own recovery from the traumatic wounds of his early life (abusive father, abuse by his confessor in the monastery), a dysfunctional marriage, and his road to healing and wholeness. But it is not just about his story—it is an invitation to the reader to reflect and resonate with the lessons that apply to their own stories.

• | Author: James Finley
• | Publisher: Orbis Books (USA)
• | Publication Date: Mar 30, 2023
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781626985100
• | ISBN-10: 1626985103