Edwards, Don "Practical" Mysticism Seeking 2002 15, June H Abstract: Over a number of centuries, many Pacifica Θ to Contemplation and 2002, 174-89 Christians have shown a concern to unite Action contemplation and action. It has turned out, though, that this quest confronts practical and theological difficulties. It is timely to ascertain whether it is still a matter of concern to Christian spirituality and theology now to hold these two elements together. If so, we need to discern what resources there might be for a fresh approach that addresses some of those difficulties. This involves taking up the wisdom of the ongoing mystical tradition in Christianity (the focus here will be on the tradition found in the Western Church), and bringing to bear fresh insights from contemporary theology. Egan, Harvey D. SJ In Purgatory We shall all be 2012 Theological Studies The purgatorial stage of the consciousness of Θ Mystics 73(4), 870-889 caused by their intense the mystics, experience of the incompatibility of sin and divine Love, is a paradigm of postmortem purgatory and is confirmed by recent theological writing Einolf, Christopher Spiritual Experiences and 2013 S QN Abstract This paper examines how the Daily Social Indicators Ψ? J. Prosocial Behavior (2013) Spiritual Experiences Scale (DSES) relates to Research, 110:71–87 range of prosocial behaviors, using a large, nationally representative U.S. data set. It finds that daily spiritual experiences are a statistically and substantively significant predictor of volunteering, charitable giving, and helping individuals one knows personally. Daily spiritual experiences better
Edwards, Don "Practical" Mysticism Seeking to Contemplation and Action 2002 Pacifica 15, June 2002, 174-89 H Θ Abstract: Over a number of centuries, many Christians have shown a concern to unite contemplation and action. It has turned out, though, that this quest confronts practical and theological difficulties. It is timely to ascertain whether it is still a matter of concern to Christian spirituality and theology now to hold these two elements together. If so, we need to discern what resources there might be for a fresh approach that addresses some of those difficulties. This involves taking up the wisdom of the ongoing mystical tradition in Christianity (the focus here will be on the tradition found in the Western Church), and bringing to bear fresh insights from contemporary theology. Egan, Harvey D. SJ In Purgatory We shall all be Mystics 2012 Theological Studies 73(4), 870-889 Θ The purgatorial stage of the consciousness of the mystics, caused by their intense experience of the incompatibility of sin and divine Love, is a paradigm of postmortem purgatory and is confirmed by recent theological writing Einolf, Christopher J. Spiritual Experiences and Prosocial Behavior 2013 Social Indicators Research, (2013) 110:71–87 S QN Ψ? Abstract This paper examines how the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale (DSES) relates to range of prosocial behaviors, using a large, nationally representative U.S. data set. It finds that daily spiritual experiences are a statistically and substantively significant predictor of volunteering, charitable giving, and helping individuals one knows personally. Daily spiritual experiences better
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