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The Long Journey takes us into the heart of Jerusalem, Mount Zion, the site of the Benedictine Dormition Monastery, a place where pilgrims, seekers, and peacemakers come for liturgies, prayer, and conversation. Our guide on this journey is James Paharik, who in nine closely woven essays, leads us through the labyrinthine spaces of Jerusalem, al the while digging through the layers of history to expose the rich stories that are the foundation of the city. We meet not only Jews and Palestinians but also Armenian and Ethiopian Christians, +¬migr+¬s and expatriates, living and working in this polyglot place. Paharik reveals hearts damaged by violence but also brimming with hope that Israel will one day soon live up to her calling, as expressed in Psalm 76:
In Judah God is known,
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There he broke the flashing arrows,
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James G. Paharik, PhD, is a member of the sociology faculty at Seton Hill University. He writes and teaches in the areas of comparative genocide and peace studies. Paharik is director of research and curriculum design for Beit Benedict Peace Academy and an oblate of Dormition Abbey, Jerusalem.
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About the Author:
Kathleen McAlpin, RSM, DMin, teaches spiritual direction at Regis College in Toronto and Creighton University. She directs the Integration for Ministry Program at Regis College, where she also facilitates a contemplative method of theological reflection for both integration and formation for ministry.
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"McAlpin's Ministry That Transforms marks a new more practical and more spiritual stage in theological reflection. This book--clear, practical, and forceful--makes explicit the requirements for graceful pastoral reflection in today's world: a reflection firmly rooted in a community of faith and action; where there exists an ongoing courtship of mercy and justice; with the expectation of transformation--both of participants and the world.
The community of McAlpin's reflection is Romero House in Toronto that shelters immigrants and refugees as they arrive in Canada; here a ministry of mercy flowers into demands of justice for society's most vulnerable members. This model of contemplation in action would delight the heart of Ignatius Loyola.
Readers will find in McAlpin's two brief appendices an excellent illustration of how her method of reflection proceeds. Few pleasures rival that of professors watching their student surpass them in a creative contribution to society."
"The powerful and convincing thesis of Kathleen McAlpin that it is in the service of others and through reflection on that experience we become truly contemplative and authentic disciples of Jesus, is carefully and theologically articulated in this splendid book, Ministry That Transforms. Theories of transformational learning described by the author are brought to life through the experience of seven participants who the author comes to know as they assist refugees of Romera House through the legal procedures required to become landed immigrants in Canada. Particularly meaningful for me was the personal reflection of the author herself as she struggled and learned not to project her own perspectives and spirituality on the participants. This book offers not only content but above all reflection on an experience rooted in a compelling reality. It is a valuable tool for practitioners on many levels."
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- PublisherNovalis Publishing
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 2896461302
- ISBN 13 9782896461301
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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