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100	1		_aWebber, Robert.
245	1	4	_aThe divine embrace : _brecovering the passionate spiritual life / _cRobert E. Webber.
260			_aGrand Rapids, Mich. : _bBaker Books, _cc2006.
300			_a282 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext
337			_aunmediated
338			_avolume
490			_aAncient-future series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-274) and index.
505	0	0	_gIntroduction: A dinnertime conversation on Spirituality -- _gPart 1. The crisis: how spirituality became separated from the Divine embrace -- _tHistorical perspective 1 (AD 30-1500): rescuing spirituality from dualism and mysticism -- _tHistorical perspective 2 (1500-1900): rescuing spirituality from intellectualism and experientialism -- _tModern dislocation (1900-2000): rescuing spirituality from legalism and romanticism -- _tPostmodern provocation (2000-): rescuing spirituality from new age philosophy and eastern religions -- _gPart 2. The Challenge: returning spirituality to the Divine embrace -- _tGod's story: He stretched out His arms of love on the hard wood of the cross -- _tMy story: coming within the reach of His saving embrace -- _tHis life in mine: reaching forth our hands in love -- _tMy life in His: a long obedience in the same direction -- _tLife together: rediscovering our mystical union with God -- _gPostscript: no story but God's; no God but the Father, Son, and Spirit; no life but the baptized life.
650		4	_aSpiritual life _xChristianity.
650		4	_aSpirituality.
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