Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Awakened Heart
Gerald G. May · 2009
80/100
👍 Worth It
Gerald May writes from the rare intersection of clinical psychiatry and deep Christian mysticism, and the combination produces something genuinely substantive — this is not vague spirituality but a grounded guide to contemplative practice rooted in Scripture, the great Christian mystics, and May's own therapeutic experience. Faith-conservative readers who prefer more active or Scripture-centered approaches may find it too contemplative in orientation, but for Christians drawn to that tradition it is a quiet classic.
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safety98
substance82
craft82
originality75
accuracy80
hype80
age-fit82
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict80
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