Bøger af Diarmuid O'Murchu

RELIGION / Spirituality RELIGION / Religion and Science NATURE / Ecology Ecological Spirituality Diarmuid O'Murchu Ecology and Justice Series Cover design: Diane Mastrogiulio Cover photo: Pixabay [Orbis Logo] ISBN 978-1-62698-569-8

The word "postcolonialism" consists of fifteen little letters, which give way to one big word that causes a lot of confusion and even a little bit of fear. Unless they're historians or academics, most people don't know what postcolonialism is, and they're afraid to ask. But such fear is unnecessary-and, right now, you need not ask. Put simply, postcolonialism is a deeply penetrating academic discipline that brings new meaning to our history and reinvents cultural perceptions held around the world; it does so by studying mankind in light of the heritage and legacies of colonial times. In Being a Postcolonial Christian, prolific author, clergyman, and social psychologist Diarmuid O'Murchu, MSC, employs the postcolonialism perspective to analyze Christianity and challenge the conventional ways we have traditionally understood, approached, and used the Christian faith. Probing through history, theology, and the humanities, O'Murchu shows the ways Christianity has been used to promote imperial power rather than personal empowerment, as the original words of the Gospels intend. A revolutionary, stirring work, Being a Postcolonial Christian exposes the underlying roots of one of the world's oldest and most prevalent religions, and it offers a compelling alternative way of understanding and executing the Christian faith.

With his trademark exploration of the meaning of adult faith in an age marked by new understandings of cosmology, anthropology, quantum physics, and evolution, O'Murchu here also includes reflections on his own spiritual journey, offering an understanding of the Christian message that retains its power precisely by showing how it taps into deep archetypal and symbolic meaning.

Drawing from the best contemporary scholarship, bestselling author Diarmuid O'Murchu deconstructs the history of Christianity, and specifically the life of Jesus Christ, as it has evolved over the past two thousand years. With rich language and clear metaphors, O'Murchu speaks to every Christian who is fed up with a revisionist Christian doctrine based on banal ideas and who desperately seeks affirmation that the Christian faith is a much bigger, deeper, and more challenging institution than churches have ever acknowledged or proclaimed. According to O'Murchu, Jesus was never an earthly prince, but rather the first rebel, a countercultural outsider who sought to empower the oppressed and marginalized while questioning the core beliefs of longstanding institutions--and ultimately paying a mortal price for his convictions. Using this portrait of Jesus, each chapter addresses a range of common human problems that Christ himself overcame, such as understanding others, resolving hostilities, discovering empowerment by suffering, and preserving personal identity in a globalized world. O'Murchu's stunning conclusions serve to reintroduce the world to the revolutionary Jesus, giving His story new life and relevance for the modern age.

In this provocative spiritual autobiography, Diarmuid OMurchu explores the many paschal journeys in his personal life as well as in the life of the church and the world. He shows how the paschal paradoxthe movement through death and resurrectionis at the heart of Gods creation and gives meaning to all life.

$25.00 RELIGION / Christian Living / Social IssuesRELIGION / Christian Theology / GeneralRELIGION / Christianity / General BEYOND THE PANDEMICSpiritual and Ecological ChallengesDiarmuid O'Murchu ORBIS LOGO ISBN 978-1-62698-495-0 Cover design: Diane Mastrogiulio

"This book outlines a new theological paradigm focusing on the Spirit at work in creation, rather than the Jesus concerned primarily with human salvation, thus offering an empowering theology to which every human being can make a contribution"--

This seminal work surveys the historical rise and fall of religious orders and congregations and reveals an unfolding pattern that gives hope for the present and future.

Using insights from science and spirituality O'Murchu recaptures the enduring fascination of an ancient belief. He gives us a contemporary understanding of the source of everything. In the Beginning Was the Spirit is the crowning achievement of an author whose seminal works have influenced the way we understand God, religion and the world.

From black holes to holograms, from relativity theory to the discovery of quarks, this book is an original and rich exposition of quantum theory and the way it unravels profound theological questions.