Fully Human, Fully Alive

Theological work

By: John Powell

Date: 1976

Source: Powell, John. Fully Human, Fully Alive. Niles, Illinois: Argus Communications, 1976, 169, 170–171, 176–178, 179–180, 181–185.

About the Author: John Joseph Powell (1925–), born in Chicago, was ordained a Roman Catholic priest. He earned degrees in theology, psychology, classics, and English. For many years, he was a professor of theology at Loyola University of Chicago, and throughout his career, he wrote several best-selling books. Among them are Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am? (1965), Why Am I Afraid to Love? (1975) and Touched by God: My Pilgrimage of Prayer (1996).

Introduction

Religious observers have often commented that the latter half of the twentieth century could be characterized as a time when many Americans experienced a great spiritual void. Traditional...

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