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In this richly developed paperback, James Conlon takes a long and poetic look at our quest for intimacy and contemplation in a pluriverse of meanings. He is the director of the Sophia Center at Holy Names University in Oakland, California. He covers the longing for sacredness and depth through the experiences of:
• Soul, in those contemplative moments that touch the heart and prompt us to change and grow.
• Life, through opportunities to transcend anxiety and become liberated from everyday confusions, to embrace relationship and wisdom.
• Earth, in communion with creation as a source and sign of ecological harm
In this richly developed paperback, James Conlon takes a long and poetic look at our quest for intimacy and contemplation in a pluriverse of meanings. He is the director of the Sophia Center at Holy Names University in Oakland, California. He covers the longing for sacredness and depth through the experiences of:
• Soul, in those contemplative moments that touch the heart and prompt us to change and grow.
• Life, through opportunities to transcend anxiety and become liberated from everyday confusions, to embrace relationship and wisdom.
• Earth, in communion with creation as a source and sign of ecological harmony, balance and peace.
• Divine, as the vulnerable and receptive one, calling us into relationship and into the experience of contemplation, liberation and creation, inviting us to belong and instilling in us the courage to confront the challenge of the day.
Conlon alludes to the lineaments of a new mystical and engaged cosmology that recreates our society according the ideals of respecting differences, cherishing inwardness, and promoting community. He quotes Edward Schillebeeckx, OP, who said:
"Without mysticism, politics soon becomes cruel and barbaric; without political love, mysticism becomes sentimental or uncommitted interiority."
Sprinkled throughout the paperback are thoughtful passages about peace, gratitude, listening, nurturing, justice, grace, peace, hope, and transformation.
In this richly developed paperback, James Conlon takes a long and poetic look at our quest for intimacy and contemplation in a pluriverse of meanings. He is the director of the Sophia Center at Holy Names University in Oakland, California. He covers the longing for sacredness and depth through the experiences of:
• Soul, in those contemplative moments that touch the heart and prompt us to change and grow.
• Life, through opportunities to transcend anxiety and become liberated from everyday confusions, to embrace relationship and wisdom.
• Earth, in communion with creation as a source and sign of ecological harmony, balance and peace.
• Divine, as the vulnerable and receptive one, calling us into relationship and into the experience of contemplation, liberation and creation, inviting us to belong and instilling in us the courage to confront the challenge of the day.
Conlon alludes to the lineaments of a new mystical and engaged cosmology that recreates our society according the ideals of respecting differences, cherishing inwardness, and promoting community. He quotes Edward Schillebeeckx, OP, who said:
"Without mysticism, politics soon becomes cruel and barbaric; without political love, mysticism becomes sentimental or uncommitted interiority."
Sprinkled throughout the paperback are thoughtful passages about peace, gratitude, listening, nurturing, justice, grace, peace, hope, and transformation.
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Manufacturer: Twenty-Third Publications
Release date: 3 December 2004
ISBN-10 : 2895075220 |
ISBN-13: 9782895075226
Tags: Soul (1), Spirituality (1), Justice (1), Nature (1), Mysticism (1), Community (1), Spirit (1), Grace (1), Heart (1), SnP (1), Yearning (1), Urban Living (1)
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