Awakening: Exploring Spirituality, Emergent Creativity, and Reconciliation - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1498593119 ISBN 13: 9781498593113

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2022

Synopsis

Even if all of the elements we know to be significant in the process of reconciliation were present, reconciliation would not necessarily take place. Reconciliation is a nonlinear, nonalgorithmic process that involves “matters of the heart.” From emergent creativity and its links to mysticism, to the evolution of emotions as drivers of thought, Awakening weaves cutting-edge discoveries in complexity theory with philosophical reflections on consciousness and language, drawing on Lonergan and Wittgenstein. Awakening as a phenomenon takes on a vibrant vitality as an aspect of transpersonal psychology and it manifests as imperatives to take responsibility for our relationships, to address complex challenges of justice, and to adopt a heart-based approach to peacebuilding.

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About the Authors

Vern Neufeld Redekop is professor emeritus of conflict studies at Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada. His book From Violence to Blessing has been translated into French and Arabic and has been widely used internationally to promote reconciliation.

Gloria Neufeld Redekop is a researcher and author in spirituality and religious social history. Her publications include Bad Girls and Boys Go to Hell (or Not): Engaging Fundamentalist Evangelicalism and The Work of Their Hands: Mennonite Women’s Societies in Canada.

Barbod Salimi is Assistant Professor of the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498593119
• ISBN 13: 9781498593113
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 372
• Editor: Redekop Vern