postmodern ecological ecofeminist twenty-first

books:

Sacred Longings: The Ecological Spirit and Global Culture
Mary C. Grey

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2004

Noted theologian Mary Grey believes we have gotten out of touch with our deepest desires and that this has caused us to acquiesce in global capitalism's most problematic characteristics. Story and symbol, she argues, can put us back in touch with our ''sacred longings.'' Focusing on such simple yet profound symbols as water, light, and sacred space, she tries to re-instill a spiritual quest. In the end, she envisions spirituality?a kind of ...

The Outrageous Pursuit of Hope: Prophetic Dreams for the Twenty-First Century
Mary C. Grey

Crossroad Classic, 2001

Acccording to Mary Grey, times of change like our own call for a new and subversive language for the sacred.

Prophecy and Mysticism: The Heart of the Postmodern Church (Scottish Journal of Theology current issues in ...
Mary C. Grey

T. & T. Clark Publishers, 1997

This study illustrates how the isolated prophet or mystic is no longer relevant and that it is only through the formation of prophetic communities of faith that our modern sense of fragmentation can be addressed.

Sacred Longings: Ecofeminist Theology and Globalisation
Mary C. Grey

SCM Press, 2003

This book responds to the suffering and poverty produced by globalization. It tackles the notion that we are an addictive society, trapped by the market's seductions. Should we allow the market to dictate what we want? is the question. This book argues that there is a deeper language of desire concealing what humanity really wants. How can the resources of theology, Church and faith community be harnessed in this search? Have they lost their ...