Mysticism and Social Transformaion

Mysticism and Social Transformation Loyola School of Theology Janet K. Ruffing, RSM July 2009

Bernard McGinn ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cont. (1980’s-2000) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Differing Interpretations of Mysticsm ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lack of Emphasis in Scholarship on the Link between Mysticism and Social Transformation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Categories for linking social transformation, social justice, various liberation movements and religion to a mystical element ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Problems with This Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Typologies: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

This kind of typology focuses on basic human capacities known as the “centers” of head, heart, and gut in some esoteric schools of meditation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Critique ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Binary Typology ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sociology of Religion: Max Weber ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Feminist Critique: (also Applies to other Marginalized Groups) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Bernard McGinn’s Definition ,[object Object]

Cont. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dorothee Soelle’s Mystical Journey (an alternative to purification, illumination, union) Healing/Resisting Via Transformativa Changing the world Compassion and justice Living in God symbol= rainbow Letting Go Via Negativa Being apart Letting go of possession, privilege, violence and ego Missing God Symbol=The “Dark Night ” Being Amazed Via Positiva Praising God Appreciating the Creation and Life Wonder and Awe Symbol= the Rose

The Mystical and the Prophetic ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Metz ,[object Object],[object Object]

The Biblical Model of Prophet ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Consecrata Vita ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Prophecy rooted in the mystical (intimacy and friendship with God) is not limited to consecrated life: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Michael Waltzer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cont. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Self Who Becomes an Agent of Social Transformation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Mystical Texts may be Politically “Dangerous” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Social Transformation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Social Transformation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Social Theory Describes a dialectical relationship between individuals and social institutions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conscious Social Change Require Four Assumptions about the Self and Society ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How do we “See through” and “Resist Structural Injustice? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Historical Examples ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Experiences That Foster This Awareness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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From Insight to Change ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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