![]() Because the trust he proclaims is so complete, so perfect, Manning calls it ""ruthless."" The term ragamuffin, made famous in his earlier title, refers to the brokenness and spiritual poverty of people who need God. Manning suggests that gratitude is the prerequisite to trust, and grateful trust becomes the antidote to both self-flagellation and self-pity. The God in whom Manning urges trust is both transcendent in glory and immanent in Christ. He acknowledges the problems of evil and pain that make trust difficult, but calls readers to trust God despite these circumstances. ![]() ![]() He distinguishes this from intellectual assent to Christian teachings and proposes that when Christians add hope-the belief that God will do them good-to faith, then they trust. ![]() Manning, the Catholic-priest-turned-itinerant-evangelist who penned The Ragamuffin Gospel, perceptively addresses the intricacies of trusting God, arguing that to trust in God is to bring God joy. ![]()
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