Living without a why : mysticism, pluralism, and the way of grace / Paul O. Ingram ; foreword by Marit Trelstad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ingram, Paul O., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mysticism.

Spiritual life--Christianity.

Spiritual life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 p.)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2014.

Summary:

In this book Paul O. Ingram adds his voice to a long list of writers seeking to relate Christian tradition to the hard realities of this post-Christian age of religious and secular pluralism. As a Lutheran, Ingram thinks grace flows over this universe like a waterfall. So he brings Christian mystical theology into a discussion of the meaning of grace.Alfred North Whitehead's philosophical vision provides a language that serves as a hermeneutical bridge by which historians of religions can interpret the teachings and practices of religious Ways other than their own without falsification, and by

Contents:

Introduction

Hisotry of religions: Methodology as metaphor

The difficult path

What's in a name?

Butterfly in a mirror

A theological reflection on mystical experience

The Jesus way of living without a why

Living without a why: The way of Grace.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781630874513

1630874515