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Titles by: Wendy Farley

Author: Wendy Farley

Wendy Farley is Director of the Program in Christian Spirituality and Rice Family Professor of Spirituality in the Graduate School of Theology, University of Redlands. .

Beguiled by Beauty 
Cultivating a Life of Contemplation and Compassion
By Wendy Farley
Contemplative disciplines, such as centering prayer and meditation, have been part of Christian life for centuries. They seem hard to practice now, not simply because our distracted and hyperstimulated age makes them difficult but also because they c...
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Gathering Those Driven Away 
A Theology of Incarnation
By Wendy Farley
Wendy Farley presents a powerful expression of Jesus Christ as experienced by those who are marginalized and persecuted in contemporary society. Drawing on broader theological sources, Farley compellingly argues that the doctrine of the Incarnation i...
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The Thirst of God 
Contemplating God's Love with Three Women Mystics
By Wendy Farley
"There is a rich tradition of wonderful women and other contemplatives who are great resources for thinking differently about Christianity. They emphasize divine love, human compassion, and the radical possibilities of contemplative practices. They w...
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Tragic Vision and Divine Compassion 
A Contemporary Theodicy
By Wendy Farley
Offering an alternative to classic Christian theodicies (justification of God's goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil), Wendy Farley interprets the problem of evil and suffering within a tragic context, advocating compassion to de...
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By Wendy Farley
Everyone faces situations of difficulty and suffering. We also watch world events such as floods, earthquakes, famines, and wars that show us suffering on a massive scale. Especially in this age of information, we have immediate and graphic images of...

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The Wounding and Healing of Desire 
Weaving Heaven and Earth
By Wendy Farley
Using refreshingly unconventional prose, rising theologian Wendy Farley has written a theological account of the human condition that delves into the deepest dimensions of the soul. Considering human life from the perspective of the wounding and heal...
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