Wrestling with God Religious Life in Search of Its Soul

by Fiand, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9780824516208
• ISBN10: 0824516206
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-11-01
• Publisher: Crossroad

Summary

Barbara Fiand calls readers to a deeper awareness of the transformation of consciousness that is beckoning people everywhere. She invites them to let this transformation affect their structures and shape their priorities. She asks questions and raises issues often ignored and long overdue.

Author Biography

Barbara Fiand, SNDdeN, is a professor of Philosophical Theology and Spirituality at the Athanaeum of Ohio.

Table of Contents

Preface
On Asking The Right Questions	p. 1
A Myth and a Message	p. 3
The Danger of Denial	p. 7
On Tying Up the Cat	p. 12
On Healing Our Passions	p. 17
A Time for Courageous Waiting	p. 21
The Need for "Core" Involvement	p. 26
On Regrounding Our Values	p. 32
On Wrestling with the Angel	p. 37
The God Who Appears at Dawn	p. 41
Questions for Focus, Reflection, and Discussion	p. 52
On Growing into Freedom	p. 55
In God's Image	p. 57
A Tale and a Message	p. 62
On Becoming Rainmakers	p. 72
The Call to Love	p. 77
Why Celibacy Today?	p. 89
The Transmutation of Energy	p. 99
Encountering Our Sexuality	p. 109
Celibate Love	p. 121
Questions for Focus, Reflection, and Discussion	p. 134
On Welcoming the New	p. 137
Situating Ourselves	p. 139
What's Wrong with This Picture?	p. 144
And the Young Shall See Visions, the Old Shall Dream Dreams	p. 149
In the Meantime	p. 155
Organic Incorporation	p. 162
In Search of the "Why"	p. 168
Creativity and Courage	p. 178
Questions for Focus, Reflection, and Discussion	p. 193
Notes	p. 196
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