A Contemplative Christology

Author : Christophe F. Potworowski
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780773569591

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Contemplation and Incarnation by Christophe F. Potworowski Pdf

Relying on both Chenu's previously unpublished materials and his many publications, Christophe Potworowski examines the role of faith and contemplation in the Dominican life and in theology as well as considering the historical and social dimensions of the human situation in terms of individual and ecclesial existence. He discusses the prophetic role of the theologian and some of the problems this involves. Potworowski raises the question of how incarnation as an overall structure is related to the particularities of Christology and provides insights into the development of Catholic theology in the crucial period leading to Vatican II. The accompanying bibliography of Chenu's complete writings, unavailable elsewhere, is a valuable instrument of theological research.

Author : Richard Rohr
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781524762100

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The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one of the world’s most influential spiritual thinkers, a long-awaited book exploring what it means that Jesus was called “Christ,” and how this forgotten truth can restore hope and meaning to our lives. “Anyone who strives to put their faith into action will find encouragement and inspiration in the pages of this book.”—Melinda Gates In his decades as a globally recognized teacher, Richard Rohr has helped millions realize what is at stake in matters of faith and spirituality. Yet Rohr has never written on the most perennially talked about topic in Christianity: Jesus. Most know who Jesus was, but who was Christ? Is the word simply Jesus’s last name? Too often, Rohr writes, our understandings have been limited by culture, religious debate, and the human tendency to put ourselves at the center. Drawing on scripture, history, and spiritual practice, Rohr articulates a transformative view of Jesus Christ as a portrait of God’s constant, unfolding work in the world. “God loves things by becoming them,” he writes, and Jesus’s life was meant to declare that humanity has never been separate from God—except by its own negative choice. When we recover this fundamental truth, faith becomes less about proving Jesus was God, and more about learning to recognize the Creator’s presence all around us, and in everyone we meet. Thought-provoking, practical, and full of deep hope and vision, The Universal Christ is a landmark book from one of our most beloved spiritual writers, and an invitation to contemplate how God liberates and loves all that is.

Author : Dennis Joseph Billy
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780809146802

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Contemplative Ethics by Dennis Joseph Billy Pdf

This book seeks to respond to the challenge put forth by the late Pope John Paul II to all the Catholic faithful to "put out into deep water" (Duc in altum) by contemplating the face of Christ as they navigate the waters of the new millennium. It brings the discussion about the relationship between spirituality and morality to a deeper level of theological discourse by looking at the common ground shared by the action of contemplation and the spiritual moral life. Its aim is to incorporate a contemplative attitude toward life into the methodology, discourse, and way of thinking of Catholic moral theology. After developing a contemplative methodology for the Catholic spiritual moral life, it applies this approach to moral discernment to the Eternal Word, the Incarnate Word, Jesus' life and ministry, his suffering and death, and his risen life. It then offers concrete guidelines for the spiritual moral life that flow directly from this contemplative approach to the mysteries of Christ. To engage its readers at a still deeper level, it offers a series of reflection questions and practical exercises at the end of each chapter. The book emphasizes the close bond between contemplation and action for Christian living and highlights how immersing oneself in the mystery of Christ affects the way a person thinks about the nature and scope of his or her action in the world. +

Author : Richard Rohr,Patrick Boland
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780593238783

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Every Thing Is Sacred by Richard Rohr,Patrick Boland Pdf

In this companion to The Universal Christ, Richard Rohr and Patrick Boland offer forty reflections and practices exploring what it means to live “in Christ.” In his landmark book The Universal Christ, Richard Rohr articulated a transformative view of what it means to recognize Jesus as “Christ”—as a portrait of God’s constant, unfolding work in the world. Now, in partnership with Patrick Boland, a psychotherapist and member of Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation community, he invites readers to engage with the themes of the book through spiritual practice. Each reflection in this book draws on a key passage of The Universal Christ, paired with prayers, journal prompts, and embodied exercises that invite readers into a more personal encounter with the truth that the presence and compassion of the Christ are in every thing. Whether read daily for the season of Lent or explored over the course of a year, Every Thing Is Sacred is a hope-filled journey into the love at the heart of all things.

Author : Irénée Noye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035415905

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Jesus in Christian Devotion and Contemplation by Irénée Noye Pdf

Author : Brennan Manning
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004-07-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781590523506

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The Signature of Jesus by Brennan Manning Pdf

The Signature of Jesus challenges the gospel of "cheap grace" and calls the church to radical discipleship. With passion and boldness, author Brennan Manning invites readers to risk living life as Jesus lived—committed to simplicity, purity of heart, and obedience to the gospel. As a radical alternative this book is offered to Christians who want to live by faith and not by mere “religion,” for those who recognize that many of the burning theological issues in the church today are neither burning nor theological; who see Christianity neither as a moral code or a belief system but as a love affair; who have not forgotten that they are followers of a crucified Christ; who know that following him means living dangerously; who want to live the gospel without compromise; who have no greater desire than to have his signature written on the pages of their lives. “Behold,” Jesus proclaims, “I stand at the door and knock.” You may have already met him at the door…but do you truly know him? Have you been transformed by His furious, passionate, unexplainable love? Join Brennan Manning, the bestselling author of The Ragamuffin Gospel, on a personal journey to experience Christ’s love and live with His passion.

Author : William M. Thompson,William Thompson-Uberuaga
Publisher : Herder & Herder
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015024957881

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Christology and Spirituality by William M. Thompson,William Thompson-Uberuaga Pdf

Author : Roch A. Kereszty
Publisher : Saint Pauls/Alba House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 081890917X

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Jesus Christ by Roch A. Kereszty Pdf

"Communio book." Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author : Thomas Keating
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781399408455

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The Mystery of Christ by Thomas Keating Pdf

Thomas Keating was a Cistercian monk who founded the worldwide 'Contemplative Outreach', teaching people the art of meditation. Following upon Open Mind, Open Heart, which presents a profound formation in Christian prayer, this book demonstrates the contemplative dimension of Christian worship. Here Father Keating recovers the deeper sense of the liturgical year and shares a theological and mystical perspective on the major feasts of the annual cycle. The reader is immersed in the wonder of faith in the mystery of Christ and of the unique nature of God's action and presence in and through the liturgy of our lives.

Author : Donald Goergen
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780809144082

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Fire of Love by Donald Goergen Pdf

"Fire of Love invites us to recognize the power and ever-expanding presence of the Spirit in our own lives, in the life of the church, in the religious traditions of the world, in the world itself, and in God's evolving creation. The author maintains that the whole world, including the wider creation and cosmos, is the Spirit's sphere of influence." "Augustine and Aquinas, the Hebrew prophets and the Hindu Upanishads, Gandhi and Muhammad, Teilhard de Chardin and theologians of the Eastern Orthodox traditions - all enter the conversation as this book challenges us to pay greater attention to the Spirit in the mysterious workings of our lives."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Brian D. Robinette
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780268205737

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The Difference Nothing Makes by Brian D. Robinette Pdf

This book explores the doctrinal, social, and spiritual significance of a central yet insufficiently understood tenet in Christian theology: creation “from nothing.” In this original study, Brian D. Robinette offers an extended meditation on the idea of creation out of nothing as it applies not only to the problem of God but also to questions of Christology, soteriology, and ecology. His basic argument is that creatio ex nihilo is not a speculative doctrine referring to cosmic origins but rather a foundational insight into the very nature of the God-world relation, one whose implications extend throughout the full spectrum of Christian imagination and practice. In this sense it serves a grammatical role: it gives orientation and scope to all Christian speech about the God-world relation. In part 1, Robinette takes up several objections to creatio ex nihilo and defends the doctrine as providing crucial insights into the gifted character of creation. Chapter two underscores the contemplative dimensions of a theological inquiry that proceeds by way of “unknowing.” Part 2 draws from the field of mimetic theory in order to explore the creative and destructive potential of human desire. Part 3 draws upon the Christian contemplative tradition to show how the “dark night of faith” is a spiritually patient and discerning way to engage the sense of divine absence that many experience in our post-religious, post-secular age. The final chapter highlights creatio ex nihilo as an expression of divine love—God’s love for finitude, for manifestation, for relationship. Throughout, Robinette engages with biblical, patristic, and contemporary theological and philosophical sources, including, among others, René Girard, Karl Rahner, and Sergius Bulgakov.

Author : Brian C. Taylor
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0826409385

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Setting the Gospel Free by Brian C. Taylor Pdf

Setting the Gospel Free is an exploration of Christian faith and practice from an experiential and contemplative point of view. The book integrates elements of Buddhist techniques of mindful awareness and contemplative prayer as a means of fully experiencing Christian faith in our daily lives. Brian Taylor takes a fresh look at some of the key stumbling blocks for those seeking integrity in their faith: belief in Jesus, a personal God, relational prayer, parish life, and the authority of scripture. By viewing traditional symbols, concepts, and practices from an experiential and contemplative perspective, they become what they were originally intended to be - useful forms that can awaken us to that which is beyond all form: life in God.

Author : Robert L. Faricy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Contemplation
ISBN : OCLC:1285758201

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Seeking Jesus in Contemplation and Discernment by Robert L. Faricy Pdf

Author : Francesca Aran Murphy
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191061677

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The Oxford Handbook of Christology by Francesca Aran Murphy Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Christology brings together 40 authoritative essays considering the theological study of the nature and role of Jesus Christ. This collection offers dynamic perspectives within the study of Christology and provides rigorous discussion of inter-confessional theology, which would not have been possible even 60 years ago. The first of the seven parts considers Jesus Christ in the Bible. Rather than focusing solely on the New Testament, this section begins with discussion of the modes of God's self-communication to us and suggests that Christ's most original incarnation is in the language of the Hebrew Bible. The second section considers Patristics Christology. These essays explore the formation of the doctrines of the person of Christ and the atonement between the First Council of Nicaea in 325 and the eve of the Second Council of Nicaea. The next section looks at Mediaeval theology and tackles the development of the understanding of who Christ was and of his atoning work. The section on 'Reformation and Christology' traces the path of the Reformation from Luther to Bultmann. The fifth section tackles the new developments in thinking about Christ which have emerged in the modern and the postmodern eras, and the sixth section explains how beliefs about Jesus have affected music, poetry, and the arts. The final part concludes by locating Christology within systematic theology, asking how it relates to Christian belief as a whole. This comprehensive volume provides an invaluable resource and reference for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the study of Christology.

Author : Rowan Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781472945556

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Christ the Heart of Creation by Rowan Williams Pdf

In this wide-ranging book, Rowan Williams argues that what we say about Jesus Christ is key to understanding what Christian belief says about creator and creation overall. Through detailed discussion of texts from the earliest centuries to the present day, we are shown some of the various and subtle ways in which Christians have discovered in their reflections on Christ the possibility of a deeply affirmative approach to creation, and a set of radical insights in ethics and politics as well. Throughout his life, Rowan Williams has been deeply influenced by thinkers of the Eastern Christian tradition as well as Catholic and Anglican writers. This book draws on insights from Eastern Christianity, from the Western Middle Ages and from Reformed thinkers, from Calvin to Bonhoeffer – as well as considering theological insights sparked by philosophers like Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein. Christ the Heart of Creation concerns fundamental issues for Christian belief and Williams tackles them head-on: he writes with pellucid clarity and shows his gift for putting across what are inevitably complex ideas to a wide audience.