BREATHED INTO WHOLENESS

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This book is part of a series of books about catholicity. The concept of catholicity became established in Christian thought through its appearance in the Nicene Creed, adopted in 381 by the First Council of Constantinople: “I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic church.” As part of the series on catholicity, the assigned focus of this book is “catholicity and the Spirit.” Basically, the purpose of the book is to explore the trajectory of the relation between human spirit and divine Spirit. Part 1 of the book is entitled “discovering Catholicity from within.” Chapter 1 explores the theological foundations as well as the methodological implications of the concept of catholicity from within. Chapter 2 explores an analysis of a variety of experiences that people assert are ‘spiritual’. In Part 2”In Search of Catholic Personhood” includes four chapters which includes a wide range of sociological assessments of the impact of modernity on how people form their sense of self. In Chapter 4 the author examines briefly the theological proposals for a ‘catholic personality; that can bear the tensions of both strong individuality and radical inclusivity followed by current debates on the nature and formation of human selfhood. Chapter 5 surveys how some of the concepts of quantum physics that offer new perspectives on what it means to be a spiritual being, and how spiritual change may occur. It provides us with the question of whether ecological patterns of the earth and cosmos can be developed as a way of life. In Part 3, focuses on the Spirit’s “breathing in” which is experienced in human life as being drawn radically beyond oneself into communion. The next section focuses on “breathing-out” which is experienced by human persons as the necessity of constructing a narrative of the self as the scaffold of action in the world. The final chapters explore how spiritual experiences can blossom into a sense of vocation and the discovery of personal charisms that contribute to the ecclesial and social projects of building communion among people. This section further purports that trauma interrupts this self-construction but can also clear the way for deep transformation. Development of skills for prophetic and contemplative dialogue is a key to such projects. On the whole this book seems to want to draw all who read it to a sense of mysticism.

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Weight	270 g
Dimensions	21 × 14 × 1.5 cm
Sub Title	CATHOLICITY AND LIFE IN SPIRIT
Author	MARY FROHLICH
ISBN	9789388953313