How to experience the spiritual meaning of Gospel texts
Subtitle: the psychology of reading mystically
By: Loyola Amalraj ; with a foreword by Andrew Tomasello.
Series: Roman Catholic studies -- v. 27
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780773438149
Subjects: Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Mysticism -- Catholic Church; Prayer -- Catholic Church; Spiritual life -- Catholic Church; Psychology, Religious
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Psychological understanding of the Scriptures; title: Mystics' ways of understanding the Scriptures; title: Secrets of mystical life; title: Different forms or stages of prayer; title: Prayer in general; title: Meditative prayer; title: Discursive mental prayer; title: Affective mental prayer; title: Contemplative mental prayer; title: Studies by medical science and transpersonal psychology; title: A much shorter version; title: Brain hemisphere studies and meditation; title: Study of the central nervous system; title: Psychological studies on levels of being; title: Concentration versus relaxation; title: Mystical meaning and mystics; title: Literal, moral, allegorical, and unitive meaning; title: Contemplative meditation leading to the unitive level; title: St. Francis of Assisi; title: St. Catherine of Siena; title: St. Ignatius of Loyola; title: St. Teresa of Avila; title: St. John of the Cross; title: Mortification of the appetites; title: The journey of faith; title: The dark night and the communication of God; title: Implications for insightful scriptural reflections; title: A word of caution; title: It is not about doing it right; title: You will be hated because of my name : love your enemies; title: The blind man was spiritually able to see Jesus; title: Even before being restored; title: More will be given to the one who has more; title: The criminal who believed in God dying by his side; title: A Gentile had more faith than all of Israel; title: Judge not and you will not be judged; title: The invisible is present in the visible; title: Blessed are the poor and the not so poor; title: Our hearts will not rest until they rest in God; title: Grateful means transformation within and without; title: Last judgment has already begun; title: Forgive in order to be forgiven; title: The kingdom of God is more about generosity than justice; title: God loves us not out of justice but mercy and generosity; title: Believers can reject God through resistances; title: Acting with mercy is more important than doing it right; title: Believers can be paying lip service to God; title: Earthly matters are not so significant as heavenly ones; title: Law means love; title: What we say and do versus who we are; title: It is more about being rather than about earning; title: Watchful means embrace uncertainties; title: Be open-minded, nonjudgmental, and unprejudiced; title: Living in the now; title: For nothing will be impossible for God; title: God is not at the top but at the bottom; title: Even believers will have to search for God; title: Suffering and humiliation will lead to a now-resurrection; title: Faith is more important than healing; title: Forgiveness is as unconditional as love; title: The kingdom of heaven is in your cross.