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Just as shes done in her previous books Cynthia Bourgeault asks us to take a look at an idea from traditional Christianitymdashthis time the formula of Father Son and Holy Spiritmdashas though were looking at it for the first time And as usual she reveals it to be something we hadnt expected at all She finds in the idea of the Holy Trinity a striking vision of the nature of reality What she claims in a nutshell is that embedded within this theological formula that Christians recite mostly on autopilot lies a powerful metaphysical principle that could change our understanding of Christianity and give us the tools so long and so sorely needed to reunite our shattered cosmology rekindle our visionary imagination and cooperate consciously with the manifestation of Jesuss Kingdom of Heaven here on earth She looks to the history of Christian theology to her own years of contemplative practice and to the ideas of G I Gurdjieff Her tone is as ever as accessible as it is compelling and its a wild ride I will do my best to make the ride as smooth as possible she says but in the end my commitment is to getting there because I know beyond all personal doubt that there is indeed a ham radio concealed inside this Trinitarian tea cupboard And in the midst of this long winter of our Christian discontent when spiritual imagination and boldness are at an all-time low and the church itself hovers at the edge of demise for lack of an animating vision perhaps now more than ever the time is ripe to remove the packing boards from this tea cupboard and release its contents.
About the Author
Cynthia Bourgeault has studied and taught in a number of Benedictine monasteries in the United States and Canada. An Episcopal priest, she is well known as a retreat and conference leader, teacher of prayer, and writer on the spiritual life. She is the author of a number of books, including Mystical Hope.
