Repair My House: Becoming a "Kindom" Catholic

by Crosby, Michael H.

• ISBN13: 9781570759536
• ISBN10: 1570759537
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-01
• Publisher: Orbis Books

Author Biography

Michael H. Crosby is a Capuchin Franciscan with degrees in economics and New Testament spirituality. He is the author of many award-winning books, including The Spirituality of the Beatitudes, The Prayer that Jesus Taught Us, "Do You Love Me?" Jesus Questions the Church, and Finding Francis, Following Christ. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Catholicism and Apocalypse	p. 1
Tradition Eclipsing Scripture
Understanding the Various Forms of Atheism: The Challenge to Catholicism	p. 7
Imbalance in Church Governance Based on a Misuse of Scripture	p. 22
Catholicism's Crisis as Organizational: Finding New Meaning in the Mystical	p. 32
Finding a New Model of Meaning: The Need for a New Catholic Myth	p. 51
The Apocalypse Facing Catholicism: An Invitation to Convert	p. 64
Jesus' Dao of the Kingdom	p. 79
Reclaiming the Metaphor
The "Gospel" of the Historical Jesus: The Reign of the Trinity on Earth as in Heaven	p. 81
Economics, the Economic Trinity and the Economy of Salvation: Linking Science and Religion	p. 98
Jesus' Call to Asceticism: Contemporary Discipleship as a New Catholic Dao	p. 108
The Dao of Being a "Kindom" Catholic	p. 123
The Practice of Seven Contemporary Sacramentals
The Cosmic Way	p. 127
The Christie Way	p. 141
The Way of Consciousness	p. 156
The Way of Connectedness	p. 172
The Contemplative Way	p. 185
The Compassionate Way	p. 204
The Way of Community	p. 218
Notes	p. 233
Index	p. 263
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