Wrestling with God: Religious Life in Search of Its Soul [Paperback]

Barbara Fiand (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1996

Barbara Fiand calls readers to a deeper awareness of the transformation of consciousness that is beckoning people everywhere. She invites them to let this transformation affect their structures and shape their priorities. She asks questions and raises issues often ignored and long overdue.

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About the Author

Fiand is Research Professor of Spirituality in honor of the late Sister Irene Dugan, r.c., at the Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University, Chicago. She lectures throughout the country and abroad on issues related to holistic spirituality, prayer, religious life, feminine spirituality, and mid-life psychology and spirituality.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company (November 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824516206
• ISBN-13: 978-0824516208
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,540,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Challenges of Religious Life, December 24, 2009

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Alan Parham "Brother Alan" (Jackson, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wrestling with God: Religious Life in Search of Its Soul (Paperback)

Sister Barbara tackles the current challenges of Religious Life. I disagree with some of her proposals, and I feel that she sometimes fails to follow her own advice as to waiting to see where the Holy Spirit is leading Religious Orders. Her chapters on celibacy are excellent and help one to make sense of a difficult vow.

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1.0 out of 5 stars New age genital relations, December 28, 2001

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Arthur Hastings "Captain" (London UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wrestling with God: Religious Life in Search of Its Soul (Paperback)

Speaking rather excessively on both heterosexual and homosexual "genital relations" in her 1996 book, Wrestling With God, Sister Barbara Fiand assures her readers that she is an "understanding" proponent of homosexuality and lesbianism. She writes: "As most of us know, the official Church position on homosexuality accepts the `inclination' but condemns the act. Much comment in the area of morality, Scripture study, and scientific investigation is available in response to this position... Suffice it here to take note of the almost universal plea among Catholic scholars for openness [in regard to homosexual acts] and for a willingness on the part of the magisterium to attend to scientific research in the areas of both scriptural interpretation and biology." It is important to note that Sister's statements are all grounded in a "New Age" conception of the world which denies both the authority and competence of the Magisterium (the teaching arm of the Church).