In Search of God: Reflections on Faith, Doubt and the Presence of God

By David Heller

IN SEARCH OF GOD is a powerful book brimming with wisdom and food-for-thought
concerning our images and notions of a deity. It is organized in terms of these compelling
motifs: issues of faith and doubt, our concepts of God in the universe, our views of God as
manifested in the relationships among people, and our beliefs about the presence of God
within ourselves. This book inspires the reader to take his or her own faith more seriously,
and to travel farther spiritually in order to refl ect on what it means to believe in God.
Here are a few sample excerpts:
As we kneel in awe at the mystery of God, we stand in awe at the mystery of the
self.
There is a library in your mind that stores all kinds of information about God
including epiphanies.
God is many things.....Forgiveness must be one of them.
There is majesty and honor in doing a sincere favor; the hand of God is in that
favor.
A universal God may be our fi nal port of call but a destination that helps us
understand the entire voyage.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 10, 2015
• ISBN: 9781514422441

David Heller

David Heller, PhD. is a clinical psychologist and the author of forty previous books, including many of a spiritual and religious nature. These works include: In Search Of God, The Soul Of A Relationship, When Darkness Reigned And Light Was Barely Visible (with Jared Heller), The Soul Of A Man, Talking To Your Child About God (Literary Guild Selection), Dear God: Children’s Letters To God, The Eternal Gifts Of Judaism, Just Build The Ark And The Animals Will Come, and The Kids’ Book of Prayers About All Sorts of Things (with Elizabeth Heller). Dr. Heller is a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard and received his doctorate from The University of Michigan.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I FAITH AND DOUBT

CHAPTER II THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN THE UNIVERSE

CHAPTER III GOD IN THE INTERPERSONAL REALM

CHAPTER IV GOD WITHIN ONE’S SELF

NOTES

SELECTED OTHER BOOKS BY DAVID HELLER

WHEN DARKNESS REIGNED AND LIGHT WAS BARELY VISIBLE: REFLECTIONS ON WWII BY THE SON AND GRANDSON OF A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR.

With Jared Heller.

WHEN WILL MY HEART STOP HURTING?

THE SOUL OF A RELATIONSHIP.

THE 200 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE.

With Jared Heller.

THE SOUL OF A MAN.

TALKING TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT GOD.

DEAR GOD: CHILDREN’S LETTERS TO GOD.

THE CHILDREN’S GOD.

DEDICATION

IN LOVING MEMORY

OF MY PARENTS,

BLANCHE AND MARK HELLER,

AND IN TRIBUTE TO THEIR

SPECIAL PLACE WITH GOD

INTRODUCTION

I believe that every human being must encounter three essential questions throughout their lives:

Is there a God?

How do you find and perceive that God?

What is God like?

As an adult, when you stop and reflect, you realize that you have been grappling with these elemental questions, often implicitly, throughout. The manner in which you try to respond to these questions, or avoid them, is typically highly formative, and it may even shape and direct your life. Your leanings and inclinations will undoubtedly be an integral part of your value system, and is likely to influence how you interpret important life events.

This is a book about our relationship to these fundamental questions. It reflects my