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28-05-2008
Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit
by Edith M. Humphrey
Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2006
xiii + 295 pp, Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-8028-3147-7
About this Book This book embodies a banquet of excerpts from the greatest spiritual writers in history — such luminaries as St. Augustine, St. John Chrysostom, Julian of Norwich, St. Teresa of Ávila, the Wesley brothers, Thomas Merton, and Alexander Schmemann. Humphrey's elegant prose, laced with stories and images from her own life, beautifully uncovers the ways in which God's trinitarian life informs all human communion. Each chapter ends with questions for further reflection and discussion. The foreword is by Eugene H. Peterson.
About the Author Edith M. Humphrey is William F. Orr Associate Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
Contents Foreword, by Eugene H. Peterson
Preface
Introduction: The Holy Spirit and the Spirit of the Age:
Discerning the Difference
Love
The Holy Tryst and the Great Story:
The Incarnation, the Holy Spirit, and the Human Spirit
Separation from God and Approach
Word and Wisdom, Knowledge and Faith
Light
On Mount Tabor: Jesus at the Center, in Communion with Father and Spirit
The Flame of Love — The Witness of Our Older Siblings in the Faith
Icons of Love — Communion in Friendship, Family, Marriage, and Church
Life
When Spirituality Goes Wrong
The Holy Spirit, Hope, and Healing
Suffering, Transformation, and New Creation
Conclusion: Generic Spirituality — Abomination or Open Door?
Bibliography
Index of Subjects and Names
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources
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