Coming Closer to Christ
Confession and Forgiveness
by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh
Paperback
Price: £10.99
Publisher:SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Published:19 November 2009
ISBN:978-0-281-06203-4
GoodBookStall Review:
For those Christians whose Church tradition does not include regular sacramental confession, the practice may seem daunting, embarrassing, or just ‘odd’. Certainly in the Reformed tradition, there is a reluctance to place any other human being between oneself and God when it comes to admitting sins and weaknesses. For this audience, Metropolitan Anthony’s book will provide a sensitive and helpful insight into a very rich tradition of spiritual discipline. For those used to regular confession it will serve as a salutary re-emphasis upon the purpose and self-preparation required for confession if they have strayed into a more casual attitude to what is understood as a moment of profound encounter between the human heart and it’s Creator.
Reviewer: Simon Iredale (30/06/10)
For those Christians whose Church tradition does not include regular sacramental confession, the practice may seem daunting, embarrassing, or just ‘odd’. Certainly in the Reformed tradition, there is a reluctance to place any other human being between oneself and God when it comes to admitting sins and weaknesses. For this audience, Metropolitan Anthony’s book will provide a sensitive and helpful insight into a very rich tradition of spiritual discipline. For those used to regular confession it will serve as a salutary re-emphasis upon the purpose and self-preparation required for confession if they have strayed into a more casual attitude to what is understood as a moment of profound encounter between the human heart and it’s Creator.
Reviewer: Simon Iredale (30/06/10)
