Deep Calls to Deep: Mysticism, Scripture, and Contemplation pope drawing on a number of

drawing on a number of articles as well as previously unpublished material

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Paradigm Shifts in Christian Witness enlists the worlds foremost observers of global Christianity to discern the most important intercultural patterns and paradigm shifts as the Christian movement matures beyond post-colonialism as a world religion

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In one moving section of the document Pope Francis reflects on the Parable of the Good Samaritan

Deep Calls to Deep: Mysticism, Scripture, and Contemplation pope drawing on a number ofWhat is the point of religion? What motivates our religious practices and church activities? This book argues that . . . the point of being religious and belonging to a religious community is to cultivate awareness of the presence of God and to be transformed by that encounter. This introduction to the theological issues of Christian mysticism explains the primary practices necessary to experience mystical consciousness. Deep Calls to Deep explores