Beloved Dust Tides of the Spirit in Christian Life

includes index and biblioraphy

Part One: The Reconstruction of Spiritual Theology 1. Introduction: The State of the Discipline 2. The Rise and Fall of Spiritual Theology 3. Resources for Resurrection 4. Dust Part Two: The Tides of the Spirit First Tidal Current: Converted Dust I. Conversion and Grace 5. Conversion and Early Grace 6. Conversion From 7. Conversion To 8. Conversion By II. Conversion and the Moral Struggle 9. The Life of Constant Conversion 10. The Theological Virtues 11. The Cardinal Virtues III. Conversion, Psyche, and Theology 12. Behavioral Science and Spiritual Growth: Psychodynamic Theories 13. Behavioral Science and Spiritual Growth: Sociocultural Theories 14. Theologies of Self-Transcendence and Spiritual Style 15. Four Layers of Conversion 16. Bringing It Together The First Interlude 17. The First Slack, or "Second Conversion" Second Tidal Current: Transfigured Dust I. Charting the Second Tide 18. Transfiguration: The Second Tidal Current 19. The Divine Milieu: Hunting the Manifest in Teilhard de Chardin 20. The Implicit Love of God in Simone Weil II. The Four Forms of Implicit Love 21. Love of Neighbor, Vocation, and Study 22. Love of the Order and Beauty of the World and Work 23. Love of Religious Practices and Prayer 24. Love of Friendship and Life in Community The Second Interlude 25. The Dark Night of the Soul Third Tidal Current: Glorified Dust 26. Waves of Glory