Modern Christian Mystic Finding the Unitive Presence of God

Name: Modern Christian Mystic Finding the Unitive Presence of God
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ISBN: 9781556436697

ISBN-10: 1556436696

ISBN-13: 9781556436697

Edition: 2008

Authors: Albert J. LaChance, Sarah Robbins-Cole, Carol Wallas LaChance, Paul Weiss

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In this new work, Albert LaChance presents a complete reframing of Christianity as an experiential rather than dogmatic approach to the presence of Christ. It emphasizes the idea of Christ as the source and sustainer of the cosmos, the Earth, the life community, and global culture. As such, it takes a "unitive" approach, with Christianity understood as being in mystical union with global culture, and with the ecological realities of the Earth. In the author's view, Christianity thus joins hands with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism in a unitive oneness with all that is. Consisting of twenty-eight short chapters, "The Modern Christian Mystic "focuses on the presence of God permeating and…

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List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication date: 11/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Albert LaChance speaks nationally on psychology and spirituality through Cross Country University. He has taught at numerous universities in the areas of psychology, spirituality, ecology, and cosmology. Featured in numerous magazine and newspaper articles, he has also appeared on television and radio programs. He lives in New Boston, NH.



Foreword



Acknowledgments


A Note to the Reader


Introduction


From My Awful Place


The Family



The Unitive Vision


A Note on the Word Unitive



The Silence of God



Christ and the Trinity



The Cosmos: The Sacrament of God



The Earth: The Sacrament of the Cosmos



Life: The Sacrament of the Earth



Culture: The Sacrament of Life



Unitive Prayer


A Note on Unitive Prayer



The Magnificat



The Jungian Rosary


The Joyful Mysteries


The Sorrowful Mysteries


The Glorious Mysteries



The Lord's Prayer



The Creed



The Surrender Prayer and the Robing Prayer



The Unitive Rites


A Note on the Unitive Rites



The Rite of Annunciation



The Rite of Nativity



The Rite of Baptism



The Rite of Self-Surrender: Confirmation



The Rite of the Eucharist: Food



The Rite of Marriage: Sexual Love



The Rite of Anointing



The Rite of Confession: Crucifixion and Regeneration



The Rite of Death and Resurrection



Selected Essays on Unitive Spirituality and Separative Impediments



The Biocese versus the Diocese: A Unitive Approach to Ecclesial Structures



We Are All Jews: A Unitive View of Abrahamic Religions



Third-Millennium Prophecy: The Unitive Prophet



Ecochristology: A Unitive Christology



The Mystic in the Modern World: An Invitation to Mature Christianity


"You Hold This"



The fourth Voice: ChristLogos and the Voices of the Brain



The American Experience: The Unitive Experiment of God


The Politics of Decency



The Ten Fingers of Hell: Addiction, Recovery and Redemption



Samesex Unions and Abortion: Two Separative Issues and a Unitive Response


Samesex Unions


Abortion



Forgiving Christianity


Afterword: Christianity, Incarnation, and Yoga: Unifying Faith, Religion, and Practice



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