How to experience the spiritual meaning of Gospel texts

the psychology of reading mystically

How to experience the spiritual meaning of Go ...
Loyola Amalraj, Loyola Amalraj
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How to experience the spiritual meaning of Gospel texts

the psychology of reading mystically

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Edwin Mellen Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Psychological understanding of the Scriptures
Mystics' ways of understanding the Scriptures
Secrets of mystical life
Different forms or stages of prayer
Prayer in general
Meditative prayer
Discursive mental prayer
Affective mental prayer
Contemplative mental prayer
Studies by medical science and transpersonal psychology
A much shorter version
Brain hemisphere studies and meditation
Study of the central nervous system
Psychological studies on levels of being
Concentration versus relaxation
Mystical meaning and mystics
Literal, moral, allegorical, and unitive meaning
Contemplative meditation leading to the unitive level
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Ignatius of Loyola
St. Teresa of Avila
St. John of the Cross
Mortification of the appetites
The journey of faith
The dark night and the communication of God
Implications for insightful scriptural reflections
A word of caution
It is not about doing it right
You will be hated because of my name : love your enemies
The blind man was spiritually able to see Jesus
Even before being restored
More will be given to the one who has more
The criminal who believed in God dying by his side
A Gentile had more faith than all of Israel
Judge not and you will not be judged
The invisible is present in the visible
Blessed are the poor and the not so poor
Our hearts will not rest until they rest in God
Grateful means transformation within and without
Last judgment has already begun
Forgive in order to be forgiven
The kingdom of God is more about generosity than justice
God loves us not out of justice but mercy and generosity
Believers can reject God through resistances
Acting with mercy is more important than doing it right
Believers can be paying lip service to God
Earthly matters are not so significant as heavenly ones
Law means love
What we say and do versus who we are
It is more about being rather than about earning
Watchful means embrace uncertainties
Be open-minded, nonjudgmental, and unprejudiced
Living in the now
For nothing will be impossible for God
God is not at the top but at the bottom
Even believers will have to search for God
Suffering and humiliation will lead to a now-resurrection
Faith is more important than healing
Forgiveness is as unconditional as love
The kingdom of heaven is in your cross.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Lewiston, N.Y
Series
Roman Catholic studies -- v. 27

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Dewey Decimal Class
248.3
Library of Congress
BS511.3 .A43 2010

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Pagination
p. cm.

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Open Library
OL23872833M
ISBN 10
0773438149
ISBN 13
9780773438149
LCCN
2009047472
OCLC/WorldCat
466083940

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