An Introduction to the Abba School: Conversations from the Focolare's Interdisciplinary Study Center

by Rosse, Gerard

• ISBN13: 9781565481763
• ISBN10: 1565481763
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: New City Pr

Summary

The beginning of Chiara Lubich's journey with the Focolare Movement she founded was marked by a period of intense illumination, analogies of which can be found in the history of some of the great charisms and spiritual movements that have risen up in the Church throughout the centuries. This period of special graces is now the object of study of an interdisciplinary study group called "Abba School." Its aim is to unfold the doctrine and the potential contribution to contemporary culture implicit in the Focolare's spirituality. As Chiara says, "when we live in Jesus who is among us, everything changes, politics and art, education and religion, private life and recreation. Everything." Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Editor's Preface	p. 17
Toward a Theology and Philosophy of Unity	p. 19
Reflections On Theological Knowledge from the Perspective of the Charism of Unity	p. 38
The Charism of Unity in the Light of the Mystical Experience of Chiara Lubich	p. 56
Forever Toward Disunity: Reflections on hell in the thought of Chiara Lubich	p. 72
A Few Notes On Jesus Forsaken	p. 89
The Resurrection of Rome	p. 98
Look At All the Flowers	p. 104
Give Me Everyone Who Is Lonely	p. 106
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