Books about Gracing from Amazon.com

The Gracing of Human Experience explores the different ways Christian thinkers have understood humanity in its relationship to divine grace and identifies the misconceptions which have in the past skewed the theological understanding of that relationship.

Building on his earlier work Varieties of Transcendental Experience: A Study in Constructive Postmodernism, Donald L. Gelpi, S.J., shows in The Gracing of Human Experience how to enlarge on the thought of Charles Sanders Peirce in order to formulate a metaphysics of experience. Gelpi implements the strategy suggested in the final chapter of Varieties of Transcendental Experience for regrounding theological thinking in a development of Peirce's semeiotic realism. He establishes a fruitful dialogue between dialectical and foundational thinking in developing a theological doctrine of supernatural grace.

The Gracing of Human Experience is divided into three parts. Part one compares and contrasts twelve major frames of reference for examining the relationship between nature and grace. Part two argues that the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce avoided the misconceptions which skewed the understanding of that relationship, providing a new frame of reference for rethinking the theology of grace. Part two also shows how the insights of other American philosophers have revealed undeveloped aspects of Peirce's thought. Gelpi discusses Josiah Royce's absolute pragmatism and John Dewey's instrumentalism. He then argues that the social psychology of George Herbert Mead offers a psychology better matched with Peirce's thought than the individualism of William James, and that the sociology of knowledge developed by Peter Berger and Thomas Luckman builds constructively on Mead's insights.

In Part three, Gelpi proposes a metaphysics of experience derived from his philosophical analysis. That metaphysics draws on the dialectical analysis of the American pragmatic tradition undertaken in Part two. Gelpi then develops an understanding of supernatural grace as the transmutation and transvaluation of human experience. The term "transmutation" describes change conceived on a model in which the introduction of a new element into an experience requires re-adjusting all the other elements which make up that experience. "Transvaluation" indicates the kind of transmutation of human evaluative responses which occurs when one's frame of reference for understanding reality is shifted. Finally, Gelpi describes how justifying faith provides a graced frame of reference for re-evaluating every other dimension of human experience.

Chapters under Part one: On Misconceiving the Human are "Essentialistic and Dualistic Misconceptions of the Human," "The Extremes of Optimism and of Pessimism," and "The Woes of Nominalism and Rationalism." Chapters under Part two: The Unity of Peircean Pragmatic Experience are "Charles Peirce's Argument with the Philosophers," "Amplifying Peirce: Josiah Royce," "Amplifying Peirce: John Dewey," and "Pragmatism, Psychology, and the Sociology of Knowledge." Chapters under Part three:The Experience of Divine Grace are "A Metaphysics of Experience," and "Experiencing the Supernatural.".
Price: $34.85 [Notify me when price goes down.]

This digital document is an article from Theological Studies, published by Theological Studies, Inc. on December 1, 2002. The length of the article is 767 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: The Gracing of Human Experience: Rethinking the Relationship between Nature and Grace.(Book Review)
Author: Elizabeth T. Groppe
Publication:Theological Studies (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: Theological Studies, Inc.
Volume: 63 Issue: 4 Page: 851(2)

Article Type: Book Review

Distributed by Thomson Gale.
Price: $5.95 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Gracing the Table
More Than 20 Handcrafted Projects

Dine in style!

Add a touch of elegance to your dining room with these simple-to-make tableware and kitchen accessories! Even if you've never threaded a needle or picked up a paintbrush, you'll find success with these stylish accents, created especially for that central gathering place in your home.

· Choose from more than 20 distinctive projects, with most requiring just a few hours or less to complete

· Easy sewing, painting, and embellishing techniques are teamed with new looks for dining that both beginning and experienced crafters will love

· Step-by-step projects range from tablecloths, cocktail napkins, and place mats to buffet trays, tumblers, coasters, flatware, and bottle stoppers

From dinner parties to everyday family meals, Gracing the Table will help you add a special ambiance to every dining experience..
Price: $0.01 [Notify me when price goes down.]

As a parent, you must wear all the hats: doctor, disciplinarian, nutritionist, counselor, coach, entertainer, educator, etc. How about "career counselor?" For most parents, that hat doesn't fit as comfortably Many parents feel the extent of their career guidance is contained in these encouraging words of wisdom, "You'll be great at anything you do!" While such support is helpful, it lacks the steps, activities, and essential tools that eventually result in a meaningful and successful career path for their kids. This book provides those tools. It offers ideas and insights for parents of a child at any age. It recognizes each of us—parent and child—as God's creation whose greater purpose can be fulfilled through our vocation. Parents will find its easy-to-read style anything but work. In fact, the book makes the career planning process invigorating and fun—just like recess!.
Price: $25.27 [Notify me when price goes down.]