Ecstasy and Intimacy:

When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2006 - Religion - 295 pages

When contemporary Americans, even Christian ones, go looking for "spirituality," they look to Eastern religious traditions, New Age fads, and the self-help section of their local bookstore. They look almost anywhere, in fact, but to orthodox Christianity. In "Ecstasy and Intimacy," Edith Humphrey sets out to counter this trend by helping the reader rediscover the spiritual riches of the Christian tradition -- Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox.As Humphrey reveals, Christian spirituality takes its cue from the Trinity, from the "ecstasy" ("going out" of oneself) and "intimacy" (profound closeness with another) marking the relations between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; it is within God's own ecstatic actions and intimate love -- seen particularly in the Incarnation -- that human ecstasy and intimacy are meant to take shape."Ecstasy and Intimacy" spreads a banquet from the great spiritual writers of the past -- such luminaries as St. Augustine, Julian of Norwich, St. Teresa of Avila, the Wesleys, and Thomas Merton. Humphrey's elegant prose, embroidered with stories and images from her own life, leads the reader into a deeper understanding of the ecstasy and intimacy inherent in a Trinitarian spirituality.

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Title Page

Index

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The Holy Tryst and the Great Story The Incarnation the Holy Spirit and the Human Spirit	13

Separation from God and Approach	31

Word and Wisdom Knowledge and Faith	53

LIGHT	79

On Mount Tabor Jesus in the Center in Communion with Father and Spirit	81

The Flame of Love The Witness of Our Older Siblings in the Faith	102

Icons of Love Communion in Friendship Family Marriage and Church	155

LIFE	199

When Spirituality Goes Wrong	201

The Holy Spirit Hope and Healing	222

Suffering Transformation and New Creation	247

Generic Spirituality Abomination or Open Door?	271

BIBLIOGRAPHY	280

INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND NAMES	287

INDEX OF SCRIPTURE AND OTHER ANCIENT SOURCES	292

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About the author (2006)

Edith M. Humphrey (PhD, McGill University) is the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is the author of several books, including "Grand Entrance: Worship on Earth as in Heaven "and "Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit". She has also authored numerous articles on the literary and rhetorical study of the Bible.

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Title	Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit
Author	Edith M. Humphrey
Edition	illustrated
Publisher	Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2006
ISBN	0802831478, 9780802831477
Length	295 pages
Subjects	Religion › Christian Theology › General Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Christian Theology / Pneumatology Religion / Spirituality

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