Grand Option, The: Personal Transformation and a New Creation (Gethsemani Studies in Psychological and Religious Anthropology) (Gethsemani Studies in Psychological and Religious Anthropology, 3)

In The Grand Option , renowned author Beatrice Bruteau advances her healing vision for humankind. This collection of beautifully written essays encourages readers to seek personal transformation based on heightened consciousness and Christian spirituality. Bruteau contends that this transformation will produce a profound sense of personal freedom, thus enabling individuals to commune with the Divine and with each other. Bruteau’s Trinitarian anthropology brings with it the potential for transforming humanity from a collection of individuals in conflict to a community of wholly developed persons working toward a shared vision. Her message is as compelling as it is concrete. Using the disciplines of philosophy, theology, psychological anthropology, and feminist theory, she interprets New Testament texts in ways that speak to contemporary readers. Bruteau also explores the central Christian symbols of the Imago Dei, the Incarnation, and the Trinity, as well as issues such as global spirituality, transcendent freedom, and contemplative insight. Activating human energy for the grand option Neo-feminism and the next revolution in consciousness From Dominus to Amicus : contemplative insight and a new social order Persons in communion : Perichoresis Trinitarian personhood The whole world : a convergence perspective Global spirituality and the integration of East and West The living one : transcendent freedom creates the future Freedom : "If anyone is in Christ, that person is a new creation." In The Grand Option, renowned author Beatrice Bruteau advances her healing vision for humankind. This collection of beautifully written essays encourages readers to seek personal transformation based on heightened consciousness and Christian spirituality. Bruteau contends that this transformation will produce a profound sense of personal freedom, thus enabling individuals to commune with the Divine and with each other. Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Editor’s Preface 1. Activating Human Energy for the Grand Option 2. Neo-Feminism and the Next Revolution in Consciousness 3. From Dominus to Amicus 4. Persons in Communion 5. Trinitarian Personhood 6. The Whole World 7. Global Spirituality and the Integration of East and West 8. The Living One 9. Freedom Index This collection of beautifully written essays encourages readers to seek personal transformation based on heightened consciousness and Christian spirituality. Beatrice Bruteau contends that this transformation will produce a profound sense of personal freedom, thus enabling individuals to commune with the Divine and with each other. Suggests a new pathway to social order through personal transformation based on heightened consciousness and Christian spirituality. -- Dust jacket