Meeting the Living God

by William J. O'Malley

A completely revised edition of the book that has sold more than 70,000 copies for use in Catholic high schools. It tackles the "God problem" in terms that high school students can understand in their language and from the perspective of their culture. Witty, provocative and thoughtful, this book has been extremely successful as well in adult ed/parish education programs.

Genres: School

336 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1973

About the author

William J. O’Malley, S.J., is a legendary high school teacher who began his career as a Latin and English teacher at Brooklyn Prep in 1957 and who taught English and theology at Fordham Prep in the Bronx for twenty-five years. He has also been an adjunct assistant professor of theology at Fordham University and has taught at several other universities around the country. In 1990 he was awarded the F. Sadlier Dinger Award for outstanding contributions to religious education in America. O’Malley has authored forty books, hundreds of articles, produced several videos, and written and directed over one hundred plays and musicals in his distinguished career.

Reviews

[grace · Rating 1 out of 5]

0/10 would not recommend

[Rick · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is aimed at high school students, but at age 62 I thought it a good, thought-provoking read.

[Alexandra B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

It started really well, but towards the mid-end of the book, I started to lose interest. I think it just started becoming repetitive. The first 200 pages were really good.