Integral Christianity The Way Of Embodied Love

Author : Roland Michael Stanich
Publisher : Bright Alliance
ISBN 13 : 9781735011233
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Integral Christianity The Way of Embodied Love written by Roland Michael Stanich and published by Bright Alliance. This book was released on 2021-05-14 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integral thought has profound implications for viewing the life of Christ in history as well as the role of Christ in the mystery of our own lives. To follow Christ is to go beyond the mind-metanoia-and to be transformed in the Heart and Mind of Christ. In this book, Stanich articulates how such a transformation leads us to see as Christ saw, to pray as Christ prayed, to love as Christ loved, to do the things Christ did, and as Christ said: to do "even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." Stanich employs the Integral injunction to Wake Up, Grow Up, Clean Up and Show Up as he explores the life of Jesus and what Jesus' example means for all of us, in the Spirit of evolution.

Author : Paul Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781557789020
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Integral Christianity written by Paul Smith and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a model of Christianity that incorporates the insights of a Jesus-centered theology of biblical interpretation and integral philosophy.

Author : Norman Wirzba
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062385844
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Way of Love written by Norman Wirzba and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pioneering scholar and author of Food and Faith and Living the Sabbath asserts that Christianity has slid off its rightful foundation, arguing that the faith only makes sense and can only be expressed in a healthy way if it seen as based on love, with a mission of training others in the way of love. It’s often said that God is love, yet his message of compassion and caring for others is often overshadowed by the battles dividing us politically, culturally, and religiously. Why does Christianity matter if it isn’t about love? asks Duke University professor of Theology and Ecology Norman Wirzba. The Way of Love invites readers to experience Christianity that is centered on love. Extensive theological training cannot replace the way of love that transforms and connects each of us to God and the faith, Wirzba contends. Interweaving illuminating testimonials, historical references, and Scripture, he reveals how love allows us to move into the fullness of life; when we do not love we lose our faith. “To fail to love,” he reminds us, “is to lose God.”

Author : McAnally, Elizabeth
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1608337707
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Loving Waters Across Religions written by McAnally, Elizabeth and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2019-02-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "McAnally presents an academically rigorous, spiritually rich approach to the myriad global issues related to water. The author draws from Christianity's sacramental consciousness of baptism, loving service of the Yamuna River in Hinduism, and the compassionate wisdom of the bodhisattva to develop 'an integral approach to water ethics.' Building on but distinct from the foundation laid by Christiana Zenner's Just Water, this book is a welcome addition to the growing field of concern surrounding global water crises"--

Author : Matt Boswell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532640366
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Way to Love written by Matt Boswell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Love people.” An oft-proclaimed rallying cry for Christians, but what does it look like, in practice, to love? We may believe that love is “the greatest” (1 Cor 13:13). Love may be our destination. But do we know how to get there? This book addresses essential questions about the Christian life. What is a true, compelling, and helpful Christian understanding of love? What is spiritual growth supposed to do to us or for us (or for others, through us)? How can we speak of grace and personal initiative in one theological vision? How do we go beyond a spirituality that is either too privatized and insular or too activist without the undergirding character needed to sustain such activism? How do we ensure love is not simply a principle we hold or a slogan we applaud but a powerful force that perpetually grows in us and ripples out to others in concrete, transformative ways? This book is a guide to love. Drawing on virtue ethics, psychology, theology, and spirituality, it offers a love-centered, hopeful vision of the Christian spiritual life. The story in which God invites us to live is about a journey of love, toward love. Is this your story?

Author : John Swinton
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334056403
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raging with Compassion written by John Swinton and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Raging with Compassion", Michael Ramsey prize-winning author John Swinton argues for a practical theodicy, one embodied in the life and practices of the Christian community. This practicality does not seek to provide an explanation for the existence of evil, but rather presents ways in which evil and suffering can be resisted and transformed. This, he insists, will enable Christians to live faithfully with unanswered questions as they await God's redemption of the whole creation. Swinton explores essential practices of redemption - lament, forgiveness, thoughtfulness, hospitality, and friendship - drawing out their implications for the faithful resistance of evil. Enhanced by case studies from current events and by Swinton's own experience as a pastor and mental health nurse, "Raging with Compassion" seeks to inspire fresh Christian responses and modes of practice in our broken, fallen world.

Author : Christopher Basil Brown
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1620320053
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reflected Love written by Christopher Basil Brown and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By bringing four contemporary companioning narratives into dialogue with gospel descriptions of Jesus' encounters with people, this book demonstrates how wonderfully diverse interpersonal ministry--pastoral care, counselling, chaplaincy, mentoring, spiritual companioning, and spiritual direction--is active participation in his shepherding, healing, restorative, and guiding purposes. Jesus' invitation, as the true shepherd, master guide, and companion, is to embody and reflect his humble, life-giving, and restorative dynamic. With the essence of his way encapsulated in the words, "Come unto me" (Matt 11:28-30), and gospel accounts opening to us his person and his interpersonal dynamic, we are invited and gifted to offer to pilgrims profound respect as persons created in the likeness of God; the accompaniment of a gentle and humble heart; welcoming and sacred spaces; relational solidarity; creative and often non-directive entry points into the deeper rhythms and flows of their human experience (noting Jesus' use of metaphor, imagery, enlivened imagination, parable, paradox, wakefulness, and attentiveness to the everyday); and, the prayerful attentiveness that will guide them to find rest for their souls. The encouragement is to get on the road with this master guide-companion and experience his kingdom breaking through, in, and around the lives of pilgrims and their companions.

Author : Ingvild Rosok
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532632371
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reality of Love written by Ingvild Rosok and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love is one, and love is “all we need.” This book argues against the traditional theological view that God’s love differs from human love. If God is love and love is one, we will find God embodied in all kinds of genuine love experiences. By analyzing Karl Rahner’s theology of love, the author explores how God penetrates and embraces the whole of reality, suggesting implications for Christian spirituality and spiritual direction.

Author : David G. Benner
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830899448
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surrender to Love written by David G. Benner and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bookwi.se's Favorite Books of the Year "Only God deserves absolute surrender because only God can offer absolutely dependable love." In our self-reliant era, most of us recoil from the concept of surrendering to a power or authority outside ourselves. But surrender need not be seen as threatening, especially when the One to whom we surrender is the epitome of goodness and love. God doesn't want his people to respond to him out of fear or obligation. Rather, he invites us to enter into an authentic relationship of intimacy and devotion. And so God calls us to move beyond mere obedience—by surrendering to love. In this profound book, David G. Benner explores the twin themes of love and surrender as the heart of Christian spirituality. Through careful examination of Scripture and reflection on the Christian tradition, Benner shows how God bids us to trust fully in his perfect love. God is love, and he intends for you to live in his love. Surrender to Love will lead you to an unexpected place, where yieldedness to God frees you to become who he created you to be. This expanded edition, one of three titles in The Spiritual Journey trilogy, includes a new epilogue and an experiential guide with questions for individual reflection or group discussion.

Author : Chiara Lubich
Publisher : New City Press
ISBN 13 : 1565483359
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Loving written by Chiara Lubich and published by New City Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space ads in America, Commonweal, Living Church, Living City; Feature in ASpirit of Books@ catalog (120,000); Extensive review campaign; Direct mailings to house list (monthly); E-mail marketing to selected consumer lists