TY - BOOK AU - Madigan,Patrick TI - Penance, Contemplation, and Service: pivotal experiences of christian spirituality SN - 081465911X AV - BX2350.65 .M333 1994 U1 - 248 22 PY - 1994/// CY - Collegeville, Minn. PB - Liturgical Press KW - Catholic Church KW - Doctrines KW - Spirituality KW - Conversion KW - Christianity KW - Contemplation KW - Service (Theology) KW - Psychology N1 - "A Michael Glazier book."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210); Prologue -- Introduction -- Part 1: Conversion -- The Egoism Conflict and the Shock of Recognition -- Kohlberg, the Enlightenment, and Freud -- The Contribution of (and Correction by) Alcoholics Anonymous -- Part 2: Contemplation -- Pleasure and Pain: Christian Epicureanism -- ASEITAS -- Advancing to the Throne -- The Discipline of Prayer -- Through the Looking Glass: The Journey to the Heavenly Court -- Monasticism as the "Pearl of Great Price" -- The Traditional Mass -- Transition: When Bad Things Happen to Good People -- Part 3: Response -- Responding to the Cross -- Psychological Obstacles to the Third Stage -- "Love God, and Do What You Will!" -- The Dialectic of Messiahship -- Part 4: The Historical Context of Faith -- The Hellenistic Worldview: Indifference to the Third Stage -- The Enlightenment Worldview: Apotheosis of the Third Stage -- The Critical backlash -- The Enlightenment Attack on Contemplation as "Schw©Þrmerei" -- Overcoming the Deadlock ER -