Mysticism and vocation / / James R. Horne

• Autore: Horne James R. <1931->
• Pubblicazione: Waterloo, Ont., : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1996
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (v, 110 pages)
• Disciplina: 248.2/2
• Soggetto topico: Mysticism; Vocation (in religious orders, congregations, etc.)
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-108) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Mysticism and Vocational Choice -- Moral Perfection and Mysticism -- Public Criteria of Vocational Choice -- Private Criteria of Vocational Choice -- Taking Vocational Choices Seriously -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Series Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/ Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses
• Sommario/riassunto: We tend to think that a person who is both reasonable and moral can have a good life. What constitutes a life that is not only good but superlative, or even “marvellous” or “holy”? Those who have such lives are called sages, heroes or saints, and their lives can display great integrity as well as integration with a transformative “Spiritual Presence.” Does it follow that saints are perfect people? Is there a common vision that impels them to seek holiness? In a controversial interpretation of mysticism Horne suggests that there is no single formula for the meaning of life and no one story that displays it to us. Mysticism, rather than being just a visionary perception, then becomes a problem-solving process that brings about a creative transformation of the personality at a critical stage in life. He suggests also that saints may be imperfect morally and describes true saints as double-minded: they are serious in a playful way. Mysticism and Vocation illuminates our understanding of saintly lives by explicating their mystical characteristics and extending discussions of mysticism to explain its role in active lives. In discussing important decisions that go beyond conventional morality, it adds to recent philosophical arguments by Charles Taylor, Alasdair MacIntyre, Iris Murdoch, Bernard Williams and others to the effect that morality should be defined more broadly to deal with the human condition. This book will be of interest to students of philosophy and religious studies, in both graduate and undergraduate programs.
• Altri titoli varianti: Mysticism & vocation
• Titolo autorizzato: Mysticism and vocation
• ISBN: 0-88920-770-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822497803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Editions SR ; ; v. 18.