Sacred Gaze

Contemplation and the Healing of the Self

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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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 find our reflection in the divine Mirror. In The Sacred Gaze, Susan Pitchford explores how a false self is created by distortions in the mirrors around us. Drawing from the mystical and sociological traditions, and with practical suggestions for how to begin, Pitchford shows how gazing into the face of Christ can reveal to us who we really are. When the true self is known, and known as God’s beloved, the way is opened to radical freedom and joy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-04-07
Mått137 x 210 x 10 mm
Vikt215 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor180
FörlagLiturgical Press
ISBN9780814635681

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Susan Pitchford retired from teaching sociology after thirty years at the University of Washington. She now focuses on writing, speaking, preaching, leading retreats, and offering spiritual direction. Susan is the author of Following Francis: The Franciscan Way for Everyone; God in the Dark: Suffering and Desire in the Spiritual Life; and The Sacred Gaze: Contemplation and the Healing of the Self. She is also a regular contributor to Give Us This Day. Visit her website at https://www.susanpitchford.net.

“How do we live in a world ‘addicted to velocity’? How do we resist the seductions of a culture that invites us to define ourselves by what we consume? Susan Pitchford has written a fiercely honest and probing ‘guide for the perplexed’ that brings together sharp psychological insights with the ancient wisdom of the Christian spiritual tradition. In doing so, she outlines for us a great anthropological adventure: This book is about the recovery of radiance—the sheer wonder and amazement of being alive and aware.”Alan Jones, Dean Emeritus of Grace Cathedral