[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ background_color=”#333333″ module_class=”divider-black” custom_css_main_element=”height: 95px !important;||padding-top: 0px !important;” next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_row background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” prev_background_color=”#333333″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Souls-Upward-Yearning.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”left” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”God So Loved The World” use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.12.2″]<\/p>\n
Since the early twentieth century, \u201cscientific materialism\u201d has so undermined our belief in the human capacity for transcendence that many people find it difficult to believe in God and the human soul. The many signs of the widespread loss of confidence in our ability to soar upward were validated in 2004 by a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry<\/a> that linked the absence of religion with a marked increase in suicide, meaninglessness, substance abuse, separation from family members, and other psychological problems.<\/p>\n How ironic it is that the evidence for transcendence is greater today than in any other period in history. The problem is, the evidence remains, largely, un-compiled and is not widely available. Father Spitzer aspires to meet that challenge with this intriguing book.<\/p>\n This book shines a bright light into the darkness by presenting traditional and contemporary evidence for God and a transphysical soul. It shows that we are transcendent beings with souls capable of surviving bodily death; that we are self- reflective beings able to strive for perfect truth, love, goodness and beauty; that we have the dignity of being created in the very image of God.<\/p>\n Note \u2013 This is the second book of what will become the quartet, Happiness, Suffering and Transcendence<\/a> (the first in the series was, Finding True Happiness<\/a>).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/spitzer.foxycart.com\/cart?&name=The+Soul%E2%80%99s+Upward+Yearning&price=19.95&image=https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Souls-Upward-Yearning.jpg&fcsid=08g1al6b6suemm8055926mf762″ button_text=”Purchase Book” button_alignment=”left” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#0c71c3″ background_color=”#dd3333″ url_new_window=”off” background_layout=”light” button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row parallax_method_1=”off” module_class=”no-padding” custom_css_main_element=”padding: 0px!important” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”on” parallax_method_1=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_slider admin_label=”Testimonials Slider” auto=”on” background_position=”bottom_center” top_padding=”14vw” bottom_padding=”14vw” top_padding_tablet=”200px” top_padding_phone=”150px” top_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” bottom_padding_tablet=”200px” bottom_padding_phone=”150px” bottom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_class=”overlay-opacity” body_font_size=”20″ body_font_size_tablet=”14″ body_font_size_phone=”12″ body_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” show_arrows=”on” show_pagination=”on” auto_ignore_hover=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” remove_inner_shadow=”off” background_size=”default” hide_content_on_mobile=”off” hide_cta_on_mobile=”off” show_image_video_mobile=”off” custom_button=”off” button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ custom_padding=”14vw|0px|14vw|0px” custom_padding_tablet=”200px||200px|” custom_padding_phone=”150px||150px|” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” show_inner_shadow=”on” show_content_on_mobile=”on” show_cta_on_mobile=”on” box_shadow_horizontal=”0px” box_shadow_vertical=”0px” box_shadow_blur=”10px” box_shadow_spread=”0px” box_shadow_position=”inner” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” box_shadow_style=”preset6″][et_pb_slide background_image=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/testimonial-original.png” use_bg_overlay=”on” bg_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.84)” use_text_overlay=”off” background_layout=”light” header_font=”||||” body_font=”||||” custom_button=”off” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” background_position=”default” background_size=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” alignment=”center” allow_player_pause=”off” text_border_radius=”3″ header_font_select=”default” body_font_select=”default” button_font_select=”default” button_font=”||||” button_use_icon=”default”]\u201cFr. Spitzer displays a broad range of arguments in favor of the reality and the compelling importance of the transcendent dimension of our existence on the basis of religious literature; our interior awareness of transcendent reality; the cosmic struggle between good and evil; metaphysics; our natural desire to experience perfect goodness, love and beauty; the evidence from near-death-experiences; and contemporary science, especially astrophysics.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n — Cardinal Dolan<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide background_image=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/testimonial-original.png” use_bg_overlay=”on” bg_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.84)” use_text_overlay=”off” background_layout=”light” header_font=”||||” body_font=”||||” custom_button=”off” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” custom_css_slide_image=”opacity: 0.8;” background_position=”default” background_size=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” alignment=”center” allow_player_pause=”off” text_border_radius=”3″ header_font_select=”default” body_font_select=”default” button_font_select=”default” button_font=”||||” button_use_icon=”default”]\u201cAn intellectual triumph. Those who think faith is a matter of emotion and self-delusion could not intelligently defend that position if they read this book with an open mind\u2026magnificent.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n — Dean Koontz [\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide background_image=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/testimonial-original.png” use_bg_overlay=”on” bg_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.84)” use_text_overlay=”off” background_layout=”light” header_font=”||||” body_font=”||||” custom_button=”off” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” custom_css_slide_image=”opacity: 0.8;” background_position=”default” background_size=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” alignment=”center” allow_player_pause=”off” text_border_radius=”3″ header_font_select=”default” body_font_select=”default” button_font_select=”default” button_font=”||||” button_use_icon=”default”]“We have, with the publication of Fr. Robert Spitzer\u2019s quartet of books on “Happiness, Suffering, and Transcendence\u201d, a major event in Catholic intellectual history, indeed in the history of philosophy.”<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n — James V. Schall, S.J.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row parallax_method_1=”off” module_class_1=”no-padding” custom_css_main_element=”padding: 0px!important;” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FindingTrue_25.jpg” sticky=”on” align=”center” module_class=”equal-item-heights” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” url=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/finding-true-happiness” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”left” show_bottom_space=”off” \/][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/God-So-Loved.jpg” url=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/god-so-loved” sticky=”on” align=”center” module_class=”equal-item-heights” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”left” show_bottom_space=”off” \/][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/TheLightShines_25.jpg” sticky=”on” align=”center” module_class=”equal-item-heights” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” url=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/the-light-shines-on” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”left” show_bottom_space=”off” \/][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-21-at-12.32.24-PM.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” url=”https:\/\/spitzercenter.org\/happiness-suffering-transcendence-quartet\/” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”left” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Soul’s Upward Yearning by Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ Since the early twentieth century, \u201cscientific materialism\u201d has so undermined our belief in the human capacity for transcendence that many people find it difficult to believe in God and the human soul. The many signs of the widespread loss of confidence in our ability to soar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n<\/code><\/p>\nThe Soul’s Upward Yearning<\/h3>\n
by Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ<\/h6>\n
Reviewer’s Praise for “The Soul’s Upward Yearning”<\/h4>\n
\n#1 NY Times Best Selling Author<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nBrowse Additional Popular Titles<\/h4>\n
Finding True Happiness<\/h6>\n
God So Love the World<\/h6>\n
The Light Shines on in the Darkness<\/h6>\n
Happiness, Suffering, Transcendence – Quartet<\/h6>\n