Holy eros
Subtitle: recovering the passion of God
By: James D. Whitehead, Evelyn Eaton Whitehead.
Contributors: Whitehead, Evelyn Eaton.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Maryknoll, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781570758133
Subjects: Love -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; God (Christianity) -- Love; God (Christianity) -- Worship and love; Spirituality; Christian life
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The spiritual search today; title: Part I: The marriage of eros and grace; title: Eros : naming and claiming life's energies; title: Grace : receiving God's blessings and favors; title: Discovering our God of passion and extravagance; title: A spirituality of eros : praying for our heart's desire; title: Part II: The body's romance with eros; title: Eros in everyday life : sensuality, emotions, sexuality; title: Benefits of the body : storehouse of wisdom and energy; title: Befriending the body : lovely, limited, holy; title: The eros of pleasure : pathway to presence and gratitude; title: Part III: Unexpected pathways of eros; title: Eros of hope : uninvited envoy from another world; title: Eros of suffering : energy to resist and to accept; title: Eros of anger : resource for social transformation; title: Eros of compassion : passion's bridge to justice; title: Part IV: The rhythms of eros; title: Presence and absence : honoring light and darkness; title: Holding on and letting go : learning the rules of engagement; title: Feasting and fasting : nourishing the spirit; title: Shadows of eros : vital energy gone astray; title: Conclusion: The eros of the gift.