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