The blessings of imperfection : reflections on the mystery of everyday life /

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Author / Creator:Fleck, G. Peter, 1909-1995.
Imprint:Boston : Beacon Press, ©1987.
Description:xiii, 205 pages ; 23 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13169691
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ISBN:0807016047
9780807016046
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.
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Review by Booklist Review

A Unitarian Universalist minister ruminates on the problems of everyday existence, finding in them the path toward perfection. Fleck suggests that recognition of one's own imperfections is more blessing than curse because it protects one from (demonic) pretensions to divinity and it points beyond oneself to a divine resource of power and judgment. Taking it as fact that every human being is imperfect, Fleck argues that we should never ignore our dark sides lest the shadows overwhelm the light. A surprisingly readable book on subjects of perennial interest: life, aging, death, love, vanity, religion, superstition, evil. SEM. 248.4 Spiritual life Unitarian Universalist authors [OCLC] 87-47538

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Review by Library Journal Review

By the Unitarian-Universalist author of The Mask of Religion ( LJ 5/1/80), these wise and witty essays suggest that while we are called to strive for perfection, it is never attainable; once embodied in conditional and ``messy'' reality, visions lose their purity. Yet far from being jaded, Fleck exhibits a marvelous sense of wonder along with his natural skepticism, celebrating the holiness of the ordinary as he reminds readers that Jesus, after all, chose the presence of prostitutes and publicans. This affirms mystery while staying solidly grounded in reality. EC (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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