Transcendence at the Table: A Transfigurational Experience While Breaking Bread Together - Hardcover

Hurlow, Julia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1725266814 ISBN 13: 9781725266810

Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2020

Synopsis

When is the last time you sat down for a meal, to break bread with other people, and experienced peace? Throughout the arc of the scriptural narrative the word "shalom" is used as a way to speak of the way of peace. This word shalom embodies the depiction of creation where all things would glorify to the Triune God as well as bear the image of the Triune God who seamlessly embraces love and belonging. What if the universal space at a table is where shalom is experienced relationally? What if the longing people have for love and belonging can be extended through hospitality at a table? Unification can happen when invitations are extended to come, participate, and communicate at the table as a reflection of the Imago Dei.

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About the Author

Julia Hurlow is an avid traveler nationally and internationally, while currently residing in a rural neighborhood in Indiana. Creating spaces for people to gather, sharing meals, and exploring the outdoors in all seasons are essential elements of her life's rhythms. With a master's degree in counseling as well as a doctorate in semiotics and future studies, she appreciates finding redemptive meaning through remembering, lament, and celebration. Her current work as an assistant professor at a university entails educating, offering spiritual direction, speaking, and writing. Cheers to what is to come!

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Contents

Foreword by Leonard Sweet | ix

Acknowledgments | xiii

Part One: Introduction, In the Beginning . . . | 1

Part Two: Longing for Transcendence | 7

Part Three: Unification with the Triune God | 38

Part Four: Invitation into a Place of Belonging | 65

Part Five: Participation in the Faith Narrative | 84

Part Six: Communication in a Community of Belonging | 94

Part Seven: Conclusion, Yes and Amen | 126

Bibliography | 133

Edition details

• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1725266814
• ISBN 13: 9781725266810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 158