Tension in the Tank: Embracing Interfaith Mysticism Without Leaving the Church

by Barbara Lee, Jaco J. Hamman

Overview

Tension in the Tank meets us where we are on a faith journey that includes doubt and pain. Here is a voice that speaks to the beauty and value of interfaith understanding and liberal social values while digging deep into the heart of Christian mysticism. If we are living a spirituality that matters, it will affect the way we treat ourselves and the way we treat each other. Tension in the Tank is about faith that is relevant, secure, and ever-evolving. It is a guidebook for building meaningful relationships with Spirit, self, and each other. Radically open to possibility and wonder, Tension in the Tank offers the opportunity and the challenge to live our faith in such a way that the walls between us come down and we become pursuers and enactors of universal justice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630871833
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	03/27/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Barbara Lee works in the nonprofit sector, where she is an advocate for diverse populations, especially the marginalized and voiceless. She is an Ordained Interfaith Minister who led the community of Extended Grace for nine years. She is the author of Sacred Sex: Replacing the Marriage Ethic with a Sexual Ethic (2013).

Table of Contents

Foreword Jaco J. Hamman ix

Preface: Fish Food xi

Acknowledgments xv

Introduction: Extended Grace xix

1 An Interfaith Adventure: Celebrating Christmas 1

2 An Integral Perspective 18

3 Faith in the Midst of Pain: A Lenten Journey 46

4 A Compassionate Response 61

5 Whining as a Spiritual Discipline 72

6 Who's to Blame? Revisiting the Book of Job 91

7 Don Miguel Ruiz' The Four Agreements 99

8 Real Relationships 116

9 Embracing Mysticism 136

10 Advent: The Terrible Journey to Christmas 167

Epilogue: Creating a New Groove 179

Appendix A EG Worship Template 183

Appendix B Integral Practice 186

Appendix C Chat Ground Rules 188

Bibliography 191