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On Seven Ways of Holy Love

Author : Wim van den Dungen

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 94 pages

File Size : 19,51 MB

Release : 2016-05-18

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1365122239

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English and Dutch translations of 'On Seven Ways of Holy Love', a mystagogic treatise on 'minne' or 'holy love' by Beatrice of Nazareth, a 13th century Cistercian nun and the oldest datable mystical prose text in Middle Dutch. Beatrice describes the nuptial relationship between the good soul and her Bridegroom in terms of seven ways of holy love. The use of vernacular contributed in a significant way to the development of a mysticism influencing the more scholarly approach of John of Ruusbroec. Beatrice's text also affected Margaret Porette, Meister Eckhart and the Modern Devotion (Gerard Groote). Beatrice is the 'mother' of all these ways to the direct experience of God.



God in the Whirlwind

Author : David F. Wells

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 26,50 MB

Release : 2014-01-31

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1433531348

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Building on years of research and teaching, experienced author and theologian David Wells offers a remedy for evangelicalism’s superficial theology and weightless conception of God: a journey to discover the paradoxical nature of his holiness and love. We all struggle, at times, to hold that paradox together, commonly resulting in problems such as liberalism or legalism. Yet understanding how God’s holiness is inextricably bound to his love is what enables us to live between the two extremes and defines our life of service in this world. In the vein of classics such as Packer’s Knowing God, Wells’s biblical theology is written at an accessible level so that all readers can cultivate a balanced vision of the God who belongs in the center of it all.



Charity and Its Fruits

Author : Jonathan Edwards

Publisher :

Page : 588 pages

File Size : 28,41 MB

Release : 1852

Category : Christian life

ISBN :

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The Theology of John Wesley

Author : Prof. Kenneth J. Collins

Publisher : Abingdon Press

Page : 663 pages

File Size : 34,5 MB

Release : 2011-07-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1426728999

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A rich articulation of John Wesley's theology that is appreciative of the old and mindful of the new, faithful to the past and attentive to the present. This work carefully displays John Wesley's eighteenth century theology in its own distinct historical and social location, but then transitions to the twenty-first century through the introduction of contemporary issues. So conceived, the book is both historical and constructive demonstrating that the theology of Wesley represents a vibrant tradition. Cognizant of Wesley's own preferred vocabulary, Collins introduces Wesley's theological method beginning with a discussion of the doctrine of God. "In this insightful exposition the leitmotif of holy love arises out of Wesley's reflection on the nature of the divine being as well as other major doctrines." (Douglas Meeks)



Ten Ox-Herding Images

Author : Wim van den Dungen

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 88 pages

File Size : 36,74 MB

Release : 2016-10-10

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1365361586

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The Ten Ox-Herding Images are an ingenious set of metaphors representing the process of awakening, the complete recognition of the original mind. These images by Rinzai Ch'an priest Kuoan Shiyuan of the 12th century, reproduced by Tensho Shubun (1414 - 1463), have been repainted throughout the centuries. But while varying versions exist, what they convey stands unchanged. Part of the Zen tradition, they show how to train the mind, a process shared by all schools of the Buddha Vehicle. This mind training, in the form of ten stages on the path to enlightenment, is a science of awakening rooted in the Dharma of the Buddha. These metaphors shed light on the mental processes leading to true peace. Kuoan's illustrations move beyond the attainment of Buddhahood, and explain how the last stage calls for the awakened one to walk back 'In Town With Helping Hands'. The path culminates in universal altruism.





Revelations of Divine Love

Author : Julian of Norwich

Publisher : Ixia Press

Page : 259 pages

File Size : 49,88 MB

Release : 2019-11-13

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0486836088

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The fourteenth-century anchorite known as Julian of Norwich offered fervent prayers for a deeper understanding of Christ's passion. The holy woman's petitions were answered with a series of divine revelations that she called "shewings." Her mystic visions revealed Christ's sufferings with extreme intensity, but they also confirmed God's constant love for humanity and infinite capacity for forgiveness. Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love have had a lasting influence on Christian thought. Written in immediate, compelling terms, her experiences remain among the most original and accessible expressions of medieval mysticism. This edition contains both the short text, which is mainly an account of the shewings and Julian's initial analysis of their meaning, and the long text, completed some 20 years later and offering daringly speculative interpretations.



Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1200-1875

Author : Lia van Gemert

Publisher : Amsterdam University Press

Page : 625 pages

File Size : 47,6 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 9089641297

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This book provides a welcome English translation of a marvelous anthology of women's religious and secular writing, stretching from the visions of the late medieval mystics through the prison testaments of sixteenth-century Anabaptist martyrs to the pamphleteers and novelists of the growing urban bourgeoisie. The translations and introductions demonstrate the ways that women in the Low Countries shaped the intellectual and cultural developments of their eras.



One Transforming Love

Author : Erin Kiu

Publisher : Erin Bojarzin

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 11,35 MB

Release : 2021-07-13

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781636181004

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While trying to escape from the dark nights from her past, a young woman tries to find her purpose and love through the world, and is awakened to the love from the One that promises to give her a future.



Wisdom from the Middle Ages for Middle-Aged Women

Author : Lisa B. Hamilton

Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.

Page : 241 pages

File Size : 46,2 MB

Release : 2007-09-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0819226645

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Medieval mystics have much wisdom to offer contemporary middle-aged women grappling with empty nests, evolving careers and relationships, spiritual growth, and physical issues. Mechthild, for example, began her writing career at the age of fifty. And Julian, referring to Christ as “our kind mother, our gracious mother,” has a vision of Christ allowing us to make mistakes, a helpful image for women mothering nearly adult children. Each chapter focuses on a topic of interest to modern middle-aged women. Useful for individuals and groups.