The Sacred Gaze : Contemplation and the Healing of the Self /

Eight hundred years ago, Clare of Assisi advised a correspondent to gaze into the mirror of the crucified Christ and study her own face within it. A hundred years ago, sociologist Charles Horton Cooley said we can know our self only as it is reflected to us by others. Contemplation is the choice to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pitchford, Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kontemplation.
Andligt liv.
Spirituality > Catholic Church.
Spiritual life > Catholic Church.
Healing > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Contemplation.
Self-perception > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Guerison > Aspect religieux > Église catholique.
Vie spirituelle > Église catholique.
Spiritualite > Église catholique.
Perception de soi > Aspect religieux > Église catholique.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Radiant and fully alive
  • The wounding of the self
  • The healing of the self: does God care?
  • Made for freedom: the true self
  • The gaze: seeing the face of God
  • Self-emptying: the privilege of poverty
  • Imagining the gaze
  • Gazecraft
  • Active contemplation: the true self in the world
  • Conclusion: the divine makeover.

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