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The Contemporary Challenge Of John Of The Cross An Introduction To His Life And Teaching
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Book Synopsis The Contemporary Challenge of John of the Cross: An Introduction to His Life and Teaching by : Leonard Doohan
Download or read book The Contemporary Challenge of John of the Cross: An Introduction to His Life and Teaching written by Leonard Doohan and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2014-01-22 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear and simple introduction to the life, writings, and message of the Mystical Doctor, stressing always the practical applications of his teaching and example for today’s Christians.
Book Synopsis John of the Cross: Man and Mystic by : Richard P. Hardy
Download or read book John of the Cross: Man and Mystic written by Richard P. Hardy and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. John of the Cross, great mystic of the Christian tradition, knew suffering firsthand: his personal “dark night” included exile, imprisonment, starvation, abuse. Yet sustained by tremendous faith and steeped in an enormous love for God and humanity, John surrendered to the Divine and was drawn through his experiences to a profound compassion for and solidarity with others. This engaging contemporary biography is the perfect introduction—or an enjoyable re-acquaintance—to a man whose life, writings, and spirituality have illuminated the Christian world. ICS Publications is pleased to have this this sought-after and highly acclaimed biography, out of print for a decade, among our titles. Includes a reading guide to the works of St. John of the Cross, a selection from his works, 24 pages of color photos and reproductions of masterpiece artwork, and an extensive bibliography and notes.
Book Synopsis Saint John of the Cross for Every Day by : Saint John of the Cross
Download or read book Saint John of the Cross for Every Day written by Saint John of the Cross and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thought for each day of the year from selected writings of St. John of the Cross.
Book Synopsis Carmelite Spirituality in the Teresian Tradition by : Paul-Marie of the Cross, OCD
Download or read book Carmelite Spirituality in the Teresian Tradition written by Paul-Marie of the Cross, OCD and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a revised edition of the classic overview of the principal texts, themes, and teachings of Carmel: Elijah and Mary, the Rule of St. Albert, the Carmelite understanding of prayer, and the message of Sts. Teresa, John of the Cross, and Thérèse. Carmel is known above all for her priceless heritage of spirituality. For centuries, in the spirit of Elijah and the ancient prophets, Carmelites have sought to encounter the living God and to teach others the ways of prayer. In sixteenth-century Spain, Saint Teresa of Avila brought renewed vitality to this religious family by inaugurating a reform movement that became known as the Discalced Carmelites, a new and fruitful branch on an ancient vine. Carmelite Spirituality in the Teresian Tradition, first published in English in 1959, provides a concise and inspiring overview of Carmel's spiritual heritage from a Teresian perspective. Renowned Discalced Carmelite author Paul-Marie of the Cross identifies the principal texts, themes, figures, and teachings of Carmel: Elijah and Mary, the Rule of St. Albert and the Book of the Institution of the First Monks, the Carmelite understanding of contemplation and the degrees of prayer, the message of Saints Teresa, John of the Cross, and Thérèse of Lisieux. This classic essay, long out of print, is here updated and reprinted for a new generation of seekers longing to slake their spiritual thirst at the fount of Carmel.
Book Synopsis The Carmelite Tradition by : Steven Payne
Download or read book The Carmelite Tradition written by Steven Payne and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight hundred years ago, Albert of Jerusalem gave the hermit-penitents of Mount Carmel a way of life to follow. Since then, this rule has inspired and formed mystics and scholars, men and women, lay and ordained to seek the living God. In The Carmelite Tradition Steven Payne, OCD, brings together representative voices to demonstrate the richness and depth of Carmelite spirituality. As he writes, Carmelite spirituality seeks nothing more nor less than to 'stand before the face of the living God' and prophesy with Elijah, to 'hear the word of God and keep it' with Mary, to grow in friendship with God through unceasing prayer with Teresa, to 'become by participation what Christ is by nature' as John of the Cross puts it, and thereby to be made, like Therase of Lisieux, into instruments of God's transforming merciful love in the church and society." The lives and writings in The Carmelite Tradition invite readers to stand with these holy men and women and seek God in the hermitage of the heart. Steven Payne, OCD, of the Washington Province of Discalced Carmelite Friars, is a member of the Carmelite Friars' formation team at the Monastery of St. John of the Cross near Nairobi, Kenya, and director of the Institute of Spirituality and Religious Formation (ISRF) at Tangaza College, a constituent college of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi. He is the past editor of ICS Publications and of Spiritual Life magazine and the author of several works in philosophy of religion, theology, and Carmelite spirituality. He is a member of the Carmelite Forum and of the Carmelite Institute in Washington DC, of which he is a past president. "
Book Synopsis Enkindling Love by : Gillian T. W. Ahlgren
Download or read book Enkindling Love written by Gillian T. W. Ahlgren and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enkindling Love chronicles the journey toward a living partnership with God, as articulated by two of Christianity's great mystical teachers. Excerpts from the seven moradas (dwelling places) of Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle are held together with selections from John of the Cross’s Dark Night of the Soul, Spiritual Canticle, and The Living Flame of Love, in order to show stages of growth and transformation as this partnership moves from its nascent potential through deepening friendship and intimacy to the full fruition of the mystical life. Moving through the process via textual passages and commentary, readers are invited to consider God’s desire for partnership with us and how the love of God actively invites us into deeper relationship not only with God but also with self and other. Because Teresa and John experienced God’s love as a transforming power, they teach that it is a participatory reality that shapes and remakes us, even as if invites us to collaborate with God in the remaking of our world.
Book Synopsis Seeking the Beloved by : Wayne Simsic
Download or read book Seeking the Beloved written by Wayne Simsic and published by The Word Among Us Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prayer is not just time set aside for God or the use of certain techniques—it is primarily an intimate relationship with God the Beloved. If we hunger for a prayer that is deeper than words and that we can bring to every part of our lives, no matter what we are doing, then we can turn to St. John of the Cross as our guide. Retreat master and author Wayne Simsic insists that while it’s easy to write off this saint as an otherworldly ascetic and mystic, he was actually a down-to-earth and wise administrator, poet, and artist whose writings have great relevance for us today. In this book, Simsic helps readers discover the gift of contemplative prayer as unfolded by this Carmelite saint, whose longing for a deep intimacy and union with God can become our longing as well.
Download or read book The Ascent to Joy written by Marc Foley and published by New City Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a decade this book, now with ICS Publications, has been a valuable resource for those wanting to explore the works and teachings of St. John of the Cross in a convenient format. In this concise introduction to and anthology of the works of the great Carmelite mystic, Father Foley leads the reader step-by-step into the very heart of Johns spiritual way.
Book Synopsis Love Awakened by Love by : Mark O'Keefe OSB
Download or read book Love Awakened by Love written by Mark O'Keefe OSB and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A skilled moral theologian, Benedictine Father Mark O’Keefe leads God-seekers to focus attention on St. John of the Cross’s teaching in The Ascent of Mount Carmel: The essence of the spiritual journey is union with God through the practice of the virtues, especially faith, hope, and love. It‘s virtuous living that enables us to truly love God and be conformed to God in divine union. For St. John, religious “experiences” are not the essence of the spiritual journey at all, nor is asceticism for its own sake. John’s emphasis on the nada is to lead us to liberating emptiness -- authentic human freedom-- that equips us to be filled with the divine life. At the journey’s summit, we find the God who is Love. This book is an insightful companion to The Ascent of Mount Carmel. Ideal for personal and group study, Carmelite formation, college courses, and a must for every library.
Book Synopsis Radical Wisdom by : Beverly Lanzetta
Download or read book Radical Wisdom written by Beverly Lanzetta and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lanzetta illuminates the transformative potential of the classical tradition of women mystics, especially in light of contemporary violence against women around the world. Focusing on the contemplative process as women's journey from oppression to liberation, Lanzetta draws especially on the mysticism of Julian of Norwich and Teresa of Avila. She lays out the contemplative techniques used by mystics to achieve their highest spiritual potential and also investigates how unjust social and political conditions afflict women's souls. Lanzetta identifies a specific historical female mystical path (the via feminina) and draws contemporary conclusions for how women might understand their bodies, their rights, and their ethics.
Book Synopsis Christian Mysticism’s Queer Flame by : Michael Bernard Kelly
Download or read book Christian Mysticism’s Queer Flame written by Michael Bernard Kelly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the Christian mystical tradition a relic of another time, shaped by celibates for celibates, unable to engage meaningfully with people of our time who embrace their corporeality and sexuality as crucial aspects of their journey towards union with God? This book reflects in serious theological depth and detail on the spiritual and sexual journeys of gay men of mature and committed Christian faith, employing the Christian mystical tradition as the lens and the interlocutor in this process. This study examines the major themes and stages of the mystical tradition as outlined by Evelyn Underhill, but also including more recent work by Ruth Burrows, Thomas Merton and Constance Fitzgerald. Using methods of qualitative research, it then considers the texts of in-depth interviews conducted with men, most of whom are theologians or spiritual leaders with a deep Catholic faith, and all of whom are openly, self-affirmingly gay. Finally, it employs Ricoeur’s hermeneutical theory to engage in a creative theological conversation between the traditional mystical stages and themes and these men’s lives, as described in their interviews. This is a unique study that brings together ancient spirituality with contemporary lived religion. As such, it will be of interest to scholars of religious studies, theology, Christian mysticism and spirituality, and queer studies. It will be of particular interest to those teach spiritual direction and to all who seek new ways to engage with the spiritual lives of LGBTIQ+ people.
Book Synopsis Eternal Retirement by : Rev. J.J. Inserra
Download or read book Eternal Retirement written by Rev. J.J. Inserra and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2023-05-04 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Do you know where you will spend Eternity? Where will you go when your earthly life ends? Where you go depends on what you do now. Why is that so? Because after death the only laws and ways that matter are God's, and how well we tried to live by them. God wants everyone with Him, but unfortunately, not all will make it. Are you going to eventually make it to Heaven or not? This is unknown. Anyone can change for the better or worse until he or she passes away. If you're a Christian and think that "all I need is to believe in Jesus and do nothing more", then you are quite mistaken. This is because God the Son came and for all. With that said, does God owe us anything? But how well we live by His rules shows God that we want to live with Him forever in Heaven. If you are an Atheist or an Agnostic and don't believe God exists or that there is any proof of His Existence, this book helps those with such thinking. You have faith, just not in God. Yet. We need faith to believe the things people say to us, whether it is a lie or truth. When God Died for us, it can be seen as though He invested in us, rather than starting over. To get to His Eternal Retirement Home we must live lives that show Him a good return on His investment in us. Ask yourselves this question often: Is the way I am living a good return on God's investment in me? There will be a need for improvement, even for the best of us. This book helps us to do just that."
Book Synopsis Edith Stein and the Body-soul-spirit at the Center of Holistic Formation by : Marian Maskulak
Download or read book Edith Stein and the Body-soul-spirit at the Center of Holistic Formation written by Marian Maskulak and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a particular emphasis on the soul, this book explores Edith Stein's holistic conception of the human being's body-soul-spirit unity, which forms the foundation of her Christian anthropology and her view of human formation. Characterized by an unremitting attention to interconnections, Stein emerges as a forerunner of contemporary holistic approaches. Edith Stein and the Body-Soul-Spirit at the Center of Holistic Formation demonstrates the breadth and relevance of Stein's work by engaging her thought with the anthropological views of fellow phenomenologist John Paul II, Wilkie Au's perspectives on holistic spirituality and formation, and several nonreductionist, neuroscientific viewpoints of the human being. This book also makes available to the English reader a significant amount of material from Stein's untranslated works. Anyone interested in theological anthropology, holistic spirituality, human formation, the body-mind question, or Edith Stein studies will benefit from the wealth of material presented in this single book.
Book Synopsis Transforming Heart and Mind by : Peter N. Borys
Download or read book Transforming Heart and Mind written by Peter N. Borys and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resource for those seeking to heal childhood wounds through Christ and mystical transformation draws upon theology, mysticism, and modern psychology to explore the healing power inherent in Christianity. Original.
Book Synopsis The Fourfold Gospel, Volume 1 by : John DelHousaye
Download or read book The Fourfold Gospel, Volume 1 written by John DelHousaye and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-08-07 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spirit of Ludolph of Saxony (c. 1295–1378) and Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556), The Fourfold Gospel invites the reader into the mystery of God’s redemption in Jesus Christ. All the parallel passages in the Gospels are glossed together, along with the unique material, using a medieval interpretive approach called the Quadriga or the acronym PaRDeS in Hebrew. Meditating on the literal, canonical, moral, and theological senses of Scripture offers a scaffolding for the spiritual formation of the reader. This volume, in addition to a thorough introduction to the method and the Gospels, focuses on the beginning of the story—the birth, baptism, and temptations of Christ.
Book Synopsis Carmelite Wisdom and Prophetic Hope Treasures Both New and Old (Carmelite Studies 11) by : Mary Frohlich, RSCJ
Download or read book Carmelite Wisdom and Prophetic Hope Treasures Both New and Old (Carmelite Studies 11) written by Mary Frohlich, RSCJ and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2019-05-19 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This newest volume of Carmelite Studies reflects the remarkable resurgence in Carmelite scholarship, especially throughout the English-speaking world, in recent decades. Several authors in the present volume are among the pioneers who made the latest in Carmelite scholarship available to an ever wider audience. Their voices are joined by those of other recognized scholars and theologians who continue to mine the rich heritage of this ancient tradition. These twelve essays particularly focus on wisdom, hope, and prophecy, especially as understood and practiced in the Carmelite tradition. Weaving rich insights from the theme throughout these essays, the authors show the honored place of wisdom and prophetic hope and action from the Order’s origins on Mount Carmel and the Rule in the 12th century, to the teachings of the saints and Doctors of the Church Teresa of Ávila and John of Cross in the 16th, to the 21st century where Carmelite wisdom speaks prophetically and challenges Carmelites and all women and men of prayer in ever new ways. This volume, tracing the contribution of Carmel’s richness from the hermit life at the prophet Elijah’s wadi to the challenges and invitations of the contemporary world, is an excellent resource for personal study as well as an invaluable tool for Carmelite formation, study groups, and anyone wanting to explore the intersection of Carmelite spirituality, biblical Wisdom, contemplation and prophetic action. Includes a helpful introduction outlining each essay’s focus, notes for each essay, biographical sketches of the contributors, and a comprehensive index. MORE INFORMATION: A strength of Carmel is its extensive literary tradition, providing rich material for study, reflection, prayer, and apostolic action. From 1983 to 2013, a group of Carmelite and Discalced Carmelite men and women gathered to study their shared tradition. This Carmelite Forum sponsored annual summer seminars in Carmelite spirituality at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana. The seminars’ talks and workshops utilized past and present scholarship on the tradition. The title of this newest Carmelite Studies volume is based on the theme of the 2009 Carmelite spirituality seminar, “Carmel’s Search for Wisdom: Prayer and Contemplation.” The study of Wisdom, identified by Christians with the Son of God, confirms Carmel’s perennial commitment to the following of Jesus Christ and demonstrates the centrality of the humanity of Jesus in Carmelite spirituality. Carmelite Wisdom and Prophetic Hope also shows how in recent decades Carmel has become more aware of its prophetic inheritance. The figure of the prophet Elijah, for example, has emerged as a balance to Carmel’s interiority and to an individualized spirituality. Following the church’s own clearer expression of justice as integral to the Gospel, Carmel has become more available and responsive to our contemporary world’s hunger for community, justice, and depth of meaning. Carmelite wisdom recognizes that contemplation is never for its own sake, but should be the deepest source of compassion for our world. The contributors and their respective essays are: PART I: Orientations to Wisdom and Prophetic Hope, Ancient and New * Mary Frohlich, RSCJ, “Contemplative Wisdom for An Axial Age: The Carmelite Tradition” * Keith J. Egan, T.OCarm., “Wisdom: A Many-Splendored Tradition” * Constance Fitzgerald, OCD, “From Impasse to Prophetic Hope: Crisis of Memory” * Kees Waaijman, OCarm, “The Wisdom of Work in the Carmelite Rule” PART II: Wisdom and Prophetic Hope in John of the Cross * Daniel Chowning, OCD, “John of the Cross: A Spirituality of Wisdom” * Vilma Seelaus, OCD, “Carmelite Mysticism as Theology: John of the Cross’s Theology of the Human Person” * Kevin Culligan, OCD, “The Wisdom of Emptiness” * Edward Howells, “O Guiding Night! The Psychology of Hope in John of the Cross’s Dark Night” Part III: Prophetic Intimations from Teresa of Ávila * Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, “The Jesus Mysticism of Teresa of Avila: Its Importance for Theology and Contemporary Spirituality” * Mary Frohlich, RSCJ, “How Love Transforms: Teresa and the Impact of Sanctity” * Tara Soughers, “Seeking Wisdom in Common Vocal Prayers: Teresa of Ávila’s Response to the Banning of Vernacular Books on Prayer” *Gillian T. W. Ahlgren, “The Prophetic Charism of the Mystical Life: The Model of Teresa of Jesus”
Book Synopsis Unity of the Heart by : Peter N. Borys, Jr.
Download or read book Unity of the Heart written by Peter N. Borys, Jr. and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Unity of the Heart" Peter Borys, Jr. presents a multidimensional mystical anthropology and transformation that forms a spirituality of the heart. A heart-centered consciousness opens the way to living a new vision of mystical transformation and spiritual creativity. Borys develops this new vision where we live from a transcendent consciousness in our everyday life of relationships, intention, creativity, and work in the world. The book supports our pathway to experience the meditative awareness, relational self-giving, and intention of the heart-based consciousness. Within the heart, we can seamlessly express our nonlocal and nondual mystic self as a community of being within the universe. The awakening of a consciousness of the heart unites the sciences and the mystic way to form a spiritual-scientific view of our multidimensional humanity and spiritual cosmology. Within the new vision, personal transformation to the true self in Divine unity becomes part of the evolution to an enlightened humanity.
