From Blind Obedience To A Responsible Faith

Author : Donald F. Fausel
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781450244589

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From Blind Obedience to a Responsible Faith by Donald F. Fausel Pdf

Author Donald F. Fausel was raised in the pre-Vatican II Catholic Church, when prescribed beliefs were rarely questioned and blind obedience to authority trumped following ones conscience. Through a process of developing an informed conscience and learning to think critically, his journey led him to a more responsible faith, while remaining in his Catholic tradition. This memoir recalls Fausels life experiences, his reflections on those events, and how they affected his spiritual journeyfrom his birth in 1929; his formative years; his life in the seminary and ordination in 1957; his nine years in the active ministry, ending with a dispensation from the Vatican in 1972; and his continued journey as a married Catholic. Fausel reflects on a range of faith-related issues: the differences between faith and beliefs; abortion and artificial birth control; the doctrine of infallibility; the danger of relying solely on the magisterium; the charism of celibacy and mandatory celibacy; the place of women in the church and the ordination of women; and the effect of the new cosmology on our image of God. Not only does Fausels memoir frame the events that shaped his life, but provides reflections to help others in their faith journey.

Author : Avi Sagi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004493964

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Kierkegaard, Religion, and Existence by Avi Sagi Pdf

This book is an original philosophic exploration of the meaning of Kierkegaard’s life, his thought, and his works. It makes a bold case for Kierkegaard’s recognition of the concrete existence of the individual, including Kierkegaard himself, as crucial to the spiritual life. Written with delicate insight, and beautifully translated from Hebrew, this work offers valuable new turns to understanding the puzzling life-work of a modern giant of spiritual reflection.

Author : Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781642290714

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Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Spiritual Exercises by Hans Urs Von Balthasar Pdf

"I would like one day," Hans Urs von Balthasar wrote in 1952, "to write a book on Ignatius of Loyola, the saint of whom I will always consider myself the least of sons." The Jesuit-formed theologian from Switzerland—widely considered one of the greatest thinkers and spiritual writers of modern times—never got the chance to fulfill this dream. Instead, Balthasar's whole theology, from Theo-Drama to Dare We Hope "That All Men Be Saved", is imbued with the influence of Saint Ignatius, founder of the Society of Jesus and author of the Spiritual Exercises, a multi-week retreat guide that has rejuvenated Catholic spirituality since the sixteenth century. Throughout Balthasar's priestly life, he led countless retreatants in the Ignatian Exercises, accompanying them in their discernment of God's call. This anthology is an aid for those either giving or making an Ignatian retreat. Full of citations and equipped with four indexes, as well as many texts never before translated into English, it sifts Balthasar's writings for insights into almost every element of Ignatius' "libretto", sometimes diving into themes scarcely explored by others. Moreover, it maps out those hidden strains of Jesuit spirituality that run unnoticed through the theologian's oeuvre. Yet the book may help anyone at all who wants to engage more deeply with Jesus or come to grips with Church doctrine, for as Balthasar himself says, the Spiritual Exercises are both a "great school of Christocentric contemplation" and a "genuine interpretation of the deposit of the faith".

Author : R. Wolf
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230251366

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The Undivided Sky by R. Wolf Pdf

Radio was one of the major weapons used in the Cold War and The Undivided Sky gives a lively and comprehensive account of radio programming and audience responses in the divided Germany of the 1960s by looking at the reportage of major war-crimes trials of the time, issues of the Holocaust and German national identity.

Author : Terry Sands
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781456844462

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Our New Human Consciousness by Terry Sands Pdf

Every few thousand years, our human culture experiences a massive evolutionary transformation. In the next few years, our consciousness will change very rapidly and move us beyond anything we can presently imagine. This change of consciousness is happening naturally to each of us now, and it will affect every aspect of how we think, how we live, and how we love. We are a culture in search of its spirit, and this change of consciousness is evolutionarily next for humankind on this planet. When the awareness opens, one may search many avenues and attractions for truth and enlightenment and find the search lacking in result. The next step may be the path of Self-discovery. But the direction on this path will not be given to us by a great teacher who comes down from the mountaintop with answers cast in stone, but rather by lots of little great teachers who could be called pathfinders. And to move into this new consciousness, we will transform the mind and the way it works with new mental skills and mental technology. Our success is inevitable. The ease or difficulty with which we achieve this success is still in formation. We will survive the transition physically. The question is whether we will survive psychologically. Psychological survival in this transition depends on only one thing: Developing the ability and inner discipline to completely, instantaneously, unquestioningly and continuously adapt to change.

Author : John J. McNeill
Publisher : Lethe Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781590211489

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Freedom Glorious Freedom by John J. McNeill Pdf

In Freedom, Glorious Freedom, acclaimed author John J. McNeill shows how lesbian and gay Christians can achieve full spiritual maturity and self-acceptance. McNeill discusses freedom of conscience and discernment of spirits, ancient teachings of the Christian church that have a special urgency for lesbian and gay people who need to free themselves from all the homophobic authorities and deal with God on a direct and personal basis. The liberating process of coming out of the closet is seen as a spirit-filled effort to achieve the glory of God by becoming fully alive. McNeill offers a twelve-step spirituality as a spiritual process of liberation from all addictions in order to experience the love of God in its fullness. The epilogue expresses in detail a philosophical vision, looking both to the past and to the future, of how gay liberation fits into the Spirit-directed evolution of human history and its role in the ongoing struggle for human liberation. For more than thirty-five years, John J. McNeill, an ordained priest and psychotherapist, has been devoting his life to spreading the good news of God¿s love for lesbian and gay Christians.

Author : Darryl W. Stephens
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783039283941

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Reenvisioning Christian Ethics by Darryl W. Stephens Pdf

Christian ethics is a wide and varied field; so diverse are the methods and approaches, theological perspectives and starting points, and scopes of inquiry and purposes—dare we even call it a discipline?—that the field is rarely considered as a whole. Christian ethics includes historical, descriptive, critical, constructive, and applied projects on countless topics. Lending creative energy to this field of study are a range of partner disciplines, including, most prominently, theology, philosophy, and sociology, each containing multiple schools themselves. To envision the entire field of Christian ethics is a difficult task; to reenvision the entire field may perhaps be impossible for one person. Thus, this publication includes original research by multiple scholars, each offering a distinct perspective from their primary partner discipline. Chapters include Roman Catholic and Protestant voices from Europe, Asia, and North America. In aggregate, these writings contribute to a composite reenvisioning of Christian ethics, refracting our collective vision through the prisms of diverse academic and methodological perspectives in this vast field of inquiry, study, and practice.

Author : Avraham Burg
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781250109705

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The Holocaust Is Over; We Must Rise From its Ashes by Avraham Burg Pdf

Modern-day Israel, and the Jewish community, are strongly influenced by the memory and horrors of Hitler and the Holocaust. Burg argues that the Jewish nation has been traumatized and has lost the ability to trust itself, its neighbors or the world around it. He shows that this is one of the causes for the growing nationalism and violence that are plaguing Israeli society and reverberating through Jewish communities worldwide. Burg uses his own family history--his parents were Holocaust survivors--to inform his innovative views on what the Jewish people need to do to move on and eventually live in peace with their Arab neighbors and feel comfortable in the world at large. Thought-provoking, compelling, and original, this book is bound to spark a heated debate around the world.

Author : R. J. Rushdoony
Publisher : Chalcedon Foundation
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781879998247

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This Independent Republic by R. J. Rushdoony Pdf

First published in 1964, this series of essays gives important insight into American history by one who could trace American development in terms of the Christian ideas which gave it direction. These essays will greatly alter your understanding of, and appreciation for, American history. Topics discussed include: the legal issues behind the War of Independence; sovereignty as a theological tenet foreign to colonial political thought and the Constitution; the desire for land as a consequence of the belief in .inheriting the land" as a future blessing, not an immediate economic asset; federalism's localism as an inheritance of feudalism; the local control of property as a guarantee of liberty; why federal elections were long considered of less importance than local politics; how early American ideas attributed to democratic thought were based on religious ideals of communion and community; and the absurdity of a mathematical concept of equality being applied to people.

Author : Ednan Aslan,Ranja Ebrahim,Marcia Hermansen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783658129620

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Islam, Religions, and Pluralism in Europe by Ednan Aslan,Ranja Ebrahim,Marcia Hermansen Pdf

Religious and ethnic diversity have become crucial and pressing concerns in Europe: in particular, the presence of Muslims, their integration, citizenship, and how to deal with the influx of refugees. Can we draw on the resources of religions and their leaders for models of peaceful coexistence or do religious identities constitute obstacles to cooperation and unity? This volume treats “Islam, Religions, and Pluralism in Europe” based on a 2014 conference in Montenegro. Experts analyze Islam and Muslim issues as well as Christian perspectives and state social policies. Case studies drawn from Western and Eastern Europe including the Balkans, constructively review and interrogate diverse theological, philosophical, pedagogical, legal, and political models and strategies that deal with pluralism.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Communism
ISBN : IND:30000130755097

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Translations on International Communist Developments by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022496965

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An Enquiry, adapted to the present crisis, in what sense, the non-intrusion principle may be reconciled with the authority of the minority, the christian rights of the people, and the unity of the Church. By a friend to the peace of the Church of Scotland [i.e. George MacClelland]. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stuart Z. Charmé
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-12
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9781978827592

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Authentically Jewish by Stuart Z. Charmé Pdf

How do you know when someone or something is really, authentically Jewish? This book argues that what is authentically Jewish is continually changing in response to historical and cultural developments, the shifting attributions of meaning that individuals make, and the negotiations that occur as different groups struggle for recognition.

Author : Amanda C Osheim
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814683446

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A Ministry of Discernment by Amanda C Osheim Pdf

Both the faithful and bishops are called to learn and to teach. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, the faithful of the local church witness to the apostolic tradition with their lives, and so are teachers. Learning to receive and respond to the sense of the faithful is an essential way the bishop grows in his personal ability to teach the church’s faith in authentic and meaningful ways. How is the bishop’s ministry of discernment formed by spirituality, and what structures strengthen it? Ignatian spirituality and the structures of discernment in the Society of Jesus model ways for bishops to cultivate discernment as a spiritual habit and provide insight for renovating diocesan structures to incorporate discerning dialogue with the faithful. In A Ministry of Discernment, Amanda Osheim moves from ecclesiological theory to imagining spiritual practices and church structures in the hope of contributing not only to the academic conversation about the sensus fidelium but also to the ways the church practically lives out our response to the Holy Spirit.

Author : Maria C. Morrow
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813228983

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Sin in the Sixties by Maria C. Morrow Pdf

Confession reached its peak attendance in the early 1950s, but by the end of the Second Vatican Council, the popularity of the sacrament plummeted. While this decline is often noted by historians, theologians, priests, and laity alike - all eager to provide possible explanations - little attention has been paid to another dramatic shift. Coincident with the decreasing popularity of the sacrament of penance in the United States were changes to non-sacramental penitential practices, including Lenten fasting, Ember Days, and the year-round Friday meat abstinence. American Catholics - sometimes derisively called Fisheaters - had assiduously observed Friday abstinence, regardless of ethnicity or geographic location.