Sacred Dwelling : An Everyday Family Spiritualilty

by Wright, Wendy M.

• ISBN13: 9780819870988
• ISBN10: 0819870986
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-01
• Publisher: Pauline Books & Media

Summary

In this unique approach to family spirituality, Wendy Wright reveals the beauty and depth of the Christian spirit inherently present in our ordinary lives. Using the home as a backdrop, she brings its various areas - kitchen, garden, attic, and bedroom, to name a few - into her exploration of the human spirit and human relationships, shedding new light on the significance of the family as the "domestic church." Every reader will be able to recognize themselves and their families in this lyrical, insightful and yet completely down-to-earth book. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Wendy M. Wright is currently Professor of Theology at Creighton University

Table of Contents

Preface to the New Edition	p. 7
Introduction: Turning Home	p. 11
Approach to the Home	p. 17
Within	p. 27
A Matter of the Heart	p. 29
A Time for Wonder	p. 41
The Christ-Room	p. 52
Body of Christ	p. 61
A Way That You Know Not	p. 69
Deeper Within	p. 81
Male and Female God Created Them	p. 83
In the Circle of a Mother's Arms	p. 100
Wreathed in Flesh and Warm	p. 112
Transfiguration	p. 125
A Vowed Life	p. 136
Where I Heard This Melody	p. 153
Looking Out	p. 169
Circles of Care	p. 171
A Place of Springs	p. 186
The Is-ness of Things	p. 203
Notes	p. 216
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