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084			_aonline - EBSCO
100	1		_aAmalraj, Loyola.
245	1	0	_aHow to experience the spiritual meaning of Gospel texts : _bthe psychology of reading mystically / _cLoyola Amalraj ; with a foreword by Andrew Tomasello.
260			_aLewiston, N.Y. : _bEdwin Mellen Press, _c©2010.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 158 pages).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aRoman Catholic studies ; _vv. 27
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Psychological understanding of the Scriptures -- Mystics' ways of understanding the Scriptures -- Secrets of mystical life -- Different forms or stages of prayer -- Prayer in general -- Meditative prayer -- Discursive mental prayer -- Affective mental prayer -- Contemplative mental prayer -- Studies by medical science and transpersonal psychology -- A much shorter version -- Brain hemisphere studies and meditation -- Study of the central nervous system -- Psychological studies on levels of being -- Concentration versus relaxation -- Mystical meaning and mystics -- Literal, moral, allegorical, and unitive meaning -- Contemplative meditation leading to the unitive level -- St. Francis of Assisi -- St. Catherine of Siena -- St. Ignatius of Loyola -- St. Teresa of Avila -- St. John of the Cross -- Mortification of the appetites -- The journey of faith -- The dark night and the communication of God -- Implications for insightful scriptural reflections -- A word of caution -- It is not about doing it right -- You will be hated because of my name : love your enemies -- The blind man was spiritually able to see Jesus even before being restored -- More will be given to the one who has more -- The criminal who believed in God dying by his side -- A Gentile had more faith than all of Israel -- Judge not and you will not be judged -- The invisible is present in the visible -- Blessed are the poor and the not so poor -- Our hearts will not rest until they rest in God -- Grateful means transformation within and without -- Last judgment has already begun -- Forgive in order to be forgiven -- The kingdom of God is more about generosity than justice -- God loves us not out of justice but mercy and generosity -- Believers can reject God through resistances -- Acting with mercy is more important than doing it right -- Believers can be paying lip service to God -- Earthly matters are not so significant as heavenly ones -- Law means love -- What we say and do versus who we are -- It is more about being rather than about earning -- Watchful means embrace uncertainties -- Be open-minded, nonjudgmental, and unprejudiced -- Living in the now -- For nothing will be impossible for God -- God is not at the top but at the bottom -- Even believers will have to search for God -- Suffering and humiliation will lead to a now-resurrection -- Faith is more important than healing -- Forgiveness is as unconditional as love -- The kingdom of heaven is in your cross.
588	0		_aPrint version record.
520			_aThis study presents a psychological understanding of the prayer exercises of the mystics. It examines the spiritual unconscious, supporting its assertions with clinical evidence. The work asserts how contemplative prayer practices affect brain hemispheres by quieting the left brain and enabling the right brain to journey to the deepest part of consciousness.
630	0	0	_aBible _xCriticism, interpretation, etc. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013617
630	0	6	_aBible _xCritique, interprétation, etc.
630	0	7	_aBible _2fast
650		0	_aMysticism _xCatholic Church. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008108161
650		0	_aPrayer _xCatholic Church. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003006614
650		0	_aSpiritual life _xCatholic Church. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126762
650		0	_aPsychology, Religious. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85108485
650		6	_aMysticisme _xÉglise catholique.
650		6	_aVie spirituelle _xÉglise catholique.
650		6	_aPsychologie religieuse.
650		7	_apsychology of religion. _2aat
650		7	_aRELIGION _xChristian Life _xGeneral. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aMysticism _xCatholic Church _2fast
650		7	_aPrayer _xCatholic Church _2fast
650		7	_aPsychology, Religious _2fast
650		7	_aSpiritual life _xCatholic Church _2fast
655		7	_aCriticism, interpretation, etc. _2fast
758			_ihas work: _aHow to experience the spiritual meaning of gospel texts (Text) _1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PD3pjFBtpb6tHfC7gjR4M8y _4https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780773438149 _z0773438149 _w(DLC) 2009047472
830		0	_aRoman Catholic studies ; _vv. 27. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86749911
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