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Here, best-selling author Diarmuid O'Murchu presents a vision of
the intersection of quantum physics and spirituality. It is now
revised to reflect the most recent advances in physics. From black
holes to holograms, from relativity theory to the discovery of
quarks, this book is an original and rich exposition of quantum
theory and the way it unravels profound theological questions.
The word "postcolonialism" consists of fifteen little letters,
which give way to one big word that causes a lot of confusion and
even a little bit of fear. Unless they're historians or academics,
most people don't know what postcolonialism is, and they're afraid
to ask.
But such fear is unnecessary-and, right now, you need not ask.
Put simply, postcolonialism is a deeply penetrating academic
discipline that brings new meaning to our history and reinvents
cultural perceptions held around the world; it does so by studying
mankind in light of the heritage and legacies of colonial
times.
In "Being a Postcolonial Christian," prolific author, clergyman,
and social psychologist Diarmuid O'Murchu, MSC, employs the
postcolonialism perspective to analyze Christianity and challenge
the conventional ways we have traditionally understood, approached,
and used the Christian faith. Probing through history, theology,
and the humanities, O'Murchu shows the ways Christianity has been
used to promote imperial power rather than personal empowerment, as
the original words of the Gospels intend.
A revolutionary, stirring work, "Being a Postcolonial Christian"
exposes the underlying roots of one of the world's oldest and most
prevalent religions, and it offers a compelling alternative way of
understanding and executing the Christian faith.
Your image of God has evolved from a distant, all-knowing father to
a creative force of the universe. Now it's time to update your
prayer, too. An evolutionary God is the one whose fingerprints and
embraces and music we find in the evolutionary patterns in the
unfinished world around us, the elusive mother and inventor of this
ever-changing milieu. It is a God who pretends—for some purpose
we do not comprehend—not even to exist, but whom we can reach out
for and give thanks to, if we wish—as most of our race has done
throughout its history. —from the Introduction In this unique
collection of eighty prose prayers and related commentary, William
Cleary invites you to consider new ways of thinking about God and
about the world around you. Inspired by the spiritual and
scientific teachings of Diarmuid O’Murchu and Teilhard de
Chardin, Cleary reveals that religion and science can be combined
to create an expanding view of the universe—an evolutionary
faith. Prayers to an Evolutionary God inspires you to discover your
own place in the story of the universe, challenges you to rethink
life in new ways, and enables you to express yourself in words that
make sense—to an evolutionary God.
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