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The Relentless Tenderness of God

By Brennan Manning

So great... and so accessible. Two millennia of Christianity have provided more than enough time for countless thinkers to attempt to describe, qualify, or quantify divine love in the most diverse ways. The effort to mine some term or coin a grand expression to articulate this ineffable concept—after all, God is the very love that emanates from Him—led Luther to refer to it as a burning fire. For Teresa of Avila, it was supreme perfection. Francis of Assisi considered it a galley of the free, an allusion (in counterpoint) to the ancient ships propelled by the slave labor of oarsmen. Perhaps understanding the insufficiency of adjectives, Augustine preferred to rely on a realization: God loves each one as if there were no one else to whom He could dedicate His love. This Augustinian inspiration permeates the text of "The Relentless Tenderness of God." In this book, Brennan Manning unravels the fibers of this unusual relationship to reveal, at its core, a powerful and moving reality: from the fullness of His greatness, the Author of life loves us so intensely and inflexibly that no one has ever been able to conceive, and invites: Come and share your Master’s happiness! (Mt 25:23, NIV).

Book Specifications

Title: The Relentless Tenderness of God

Author: Brennan Manning

Year of Publication: 2007

Cover: Paperback

Finish: Matte Lamination

Body: Pólen Natural Paper 70 g/m²

Pages: 128

Dimensions: 21 cm x 14 cm x 0.5 cm