Joan D. Chittister

Called to Question (eBook, PDF)

A Spiritual Memoir

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Called to Question is Sr. Joan Chittister's most personal and intense writing to date. Centered around a series of conversations with spiritual writers featured in her private journal, Sr. Joan looks at the common questions or dimensions of life as we know them in our daily lives-not answers as we've been given them-in an attempt to unravel their many meanings, to give them flesh, to honor their spiritual import now and here, in our time and in our own lives. By sharing the questions, doubts, and convictions in her own heart, Chittister explores the heart of faith itself and nurtures a spirituality that pushes readers beyond superficial questioning and unexamined faith. The paperback edition includes a new Prologue about the power of questions in today's society. Following a moving prologue on the nature of faith, Called to Question is broken into six parts that explore key themes- the inward life, immersion in life, resistance, feminist spirituality, ecology, dailiness. Within each theme is a wide array of topics that embody Sr. Joan's life's work as a sociologist, theologian, Benedictine nun, rights activist, and spiritual guide to countless people throughout the world. Alive with the raw energy of a journal and polished with the skill of a master storyteller, each chapter is an engaging dialogue between Sr. Joan and many different wisdom sources about such topics as God's existence and call, experience, struggle, justice, the role of women and men in society and church, living through doubt, and celebrating life. Called to Question is a rare and powerful invitation to look into the center of our own souls, name our questions about God and life, admit the worst, and pursue the best-even when we are unsure where that pursuit will take us.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798765167946
• Artikelnr.: 74397762

Autorenporträt

Joan Chittister is a Benedictine sister, best-selling author, and a well-known national and international lecturer. In 2007 she was awarded the Outstanding Leadership Award from The Leadership Conference of Women Religious.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Prologue: The Journey From Religion to Spirituality Chapter 2
Religion: A Finger Pointing at the Moon Chapter 3 Spirituality: Beyond the
Boundaries of Religion Part 4 The Inward Life: A Discovery of the Obvious
Chapter 5 The God Within: Whom Shall I Say Sent Me? Chapter 6 The Presence
of God: The Truth That Sets Us Free Chapter 7 Prayer: Every Time I Do Get
Time Chapter 8 The Call of God: An Echo in the Heart Chapter 9 Insight: The
Alchemy of Experience Chapter 10 Solitude: The Balm of the Soul Chapter 11
The Self: The Ground of our Becoming Chapter 12 Commitment: The Place of
Change in the Spiritual Life Chapter 13 Balance: Going Through Life Whole
and Holy Chapter 14 Darkness: A Way to Light Part 15 Immersion in Life: The
Other Side of Inwardness Chapter 16 Relationships: To Know and Be Known
Chapter 17 Friendship: A Gift of Independence Chapter 18 Listening: The
Beginning of Wisdom Part 19 Resistance: The Gospel Imperative Chapter 20
Justice: Passion for the Reign of God Chapter 21 Power in the Powerless:
The Courage to Refuse Evil Part 22 Feminist Spirituality: The Coming of a
New World Chapter 23 Society and Women: The Loss of the Soul Chapter 24 Men
and Women: The Discovery of the Adult Chapter 25 The Church and Women:
Speaking in the Name of God Part 26 Ecology: The Other Side of the
Spiritual Life Chapter 27 Nature: The Voice of God Around Us Chapter 28
Creation: The Process That Never Ends Part 29 Dailiness: The Gifts of the
Mundane Chapter 30 Struggle: The Search for God in Darkness Chapter 31 Joy:
The God who Loves Laughter Chapter 32 Sanctity: The Task of Growing into
God Part 33 Epilogue

Rezensionen

In Called to Question, Joan Chittister calls us to enter deeply into ourselves as she enters into herself in this memoir that bears the compelling marks of a spiritual classic of our time. Already one of the true voices of the post-Vatican II age, she speaks to us as Woman, as Church, as Spiritual Guide but, most of all, following the mystical poet Blake, in a voice that cleanses the doors of perception so that we may see the universe as it is, infinite. Joan understands that religion is not the work of the will but of the imagination and that the Church is the sacrament of the world, just as it is. Read this to know Joan Chittister better, to know yourself more truly, and to grasp the meaning of sacramental faith more deeply.--Eugene Kennedy, Ph.D., award-winning author, syndicated columnist, and professor emeritus of psychology at Loyola University