Called to Question: A Spiritual Memoir

by Chittister, Joan D.

• ISBN13: 9781580511438
• ISBN10: 1580511430
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: SHEED & WARD

Summary

This unique and intensely personal memoir is about spirituality, not about religion,and it is alive with the raw energy of a journal and polisjed with the skill of the master storyteller.

Author Biography

Joan Chittister is a Benedictine sister, best-selling author, and wellknown national and international lecturer

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Prologue: The Journey from Religion to Spirituality	1	(24)
Chapter One Religion: A Finger Pointing at the Moon	11	(6)
Chapter Two Spirituality: Beyond the Boundaries of Religion	17	(8)
The Inward Life: A Discovery of the Obvious	25	(72)
Chapter Three The God Within: Who Shall I Say Sent Me?	31	(6)
Chapter Four The Presence of God: The Truth That Sets Us Free	37	(6)
Chapter Five Prayer: Every Time I Do Get Time	43	(6)
Chapter Six The Call of God: An Echo in the Heart	49	(6)
Chapter Seven Insight: The Alchemy of Experience	55	(8)
Chapter Eight Solitude: The Balm of the Soul	63	(8)
Chapter Nine The Self: The Ground of Our Becoming	71	(6)
Chapter Ten Commitment: The Place of Change in the Spiritual Life	77	(6)
Chapter Eleven Balance: Going through Life Whole and Holy	83	(6)
Chapter Twelve Darkness: A Way to the Light	89	(8)
Immersion in Life: The Other Side of Inwardness	97	(28)
Chapter Thirteen Relationships: To Know and Be Known	103	(8)
Chapter Fourteen Friendship: The Gift of Independence	111	(8)
Chapter Fifteen Listening: The Beginning of Wisdom	119	(6)
Resistance: The Gospel Imperative	125	(22)
Chapter Sixteen Justice: Passion for the Reign of God	131	(8)
Chapter Seventeen Power in the Powerless: The Courage to Refuse Evil	139	(8)
Feminist Spirituality: The Coming of a New World	147	(30)
Chapter Eighteen Society and Women: The Loss of Soul	155	(6)
Chapter Nineteen Men and Women: The Discovery of the Adult	161	(8)
Chapter Twenty The Church and Women: Speaking in the Name of God	169	(8)
Ecology: The Other Side of the Spiritual Life	177	(22)
Chapter Twenty-One Nature: The Voice of God around Us	185	(6)
Chapter Twenty-Two Creation: The Process That Never Ends	191	(8)
Dailiness: The Gifts of the Mundane	199	(28)
Chapter Twenty-Three Struggle: The Search for God in Darkness	207	(8)
Chapter Twenty-Four Joy: The God Who Loves Laughter	215	(6)
Chapter Twenty-Five Sanctity: The Task of Growing into God	221	(6)
Epilogue	227	(2)
Notes	229	(2)
About the Author	231