Name: Silent Cry : Mysticism And Resistance
SKU: 9780800632663
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Silent Cry : Mysticism And Resistance

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1. We Are All Mystics
2. Ecstasy
3. Definitions, Methods, Delimitations
4. Finding Another Language
5. The Journey
6. Nature
7. Eroticism
8. Suffering
9. Community
10. Joy
11. As If We Lived In A Liberated World
12. Ego And Ego-lessness
13. Possession And Possession-lessness
14. Violence And Nonviolence
15. A Mysticism Of Liberation

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Mysticism, in the sense of a “longing for God,” has been present in all times, cultures, and religions. But Soelle believes it has never been more important than in this age of materialism and fundamentalism. The antiauthoritarian mystical element in each religion leads to a community of free spirits and resistance to the death-dealing aspects of our contemporary culture. Religion in the third millennium, Soelle argues, either will be mystical or it will be dead.

Therefore, Soelle identifies strongly with the hunger of New Age searchers but laments the “religious fast food” they devour. Today, a kind of “democratized mysticism” of those without much religious background flourishes. This mystical experience is not drawn so much of the tradition as out of contemporary experiences. In that sense, each of us is a mystic, and Soelle’s work seeks to give theological depth, clarity, and direction.

This, her magnum opus, conjoins Soelle’s deep religious knowledge and wisdom with her passion for social!justice into a work destined to be a classic of religious literature.

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SKU (ISBN): 9780800632663
ISBN10: 0800632664
Dorothee Soelle
Binding: Trade Paper
Published: April 2001
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers – 1517 Media

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