Nolan ch. 7-9 Flashcards
Lk 7:38
Woman weeps, so much that she washes Jesus’ feet with her tears. Her faith heals her.
Sesoken
The greek word for healing, is used both for physical and emotional healing.
Seeing
Jesus’s preferred metaphor for a spiritual consciousness and awareness. Seeing things as they really are will free and heal you.
Abba
God is a loving father to all human beings.
Moralizing religion
Jesus was critical of moralizing religion and of society. Jesus never judged.
Not blame, but
Healing
Enemies
Love and forgive them.
The two kinds of judgement:
- Do not judge
2. Judge yourself
Rich young man
Jesus loves and accepts him, and is concerned about his well being.
Simon the Pharisee
The commandment to love God and neighbor are the most important commandments.
Women and children
The women of Jerusalem should weep for themselves and their children, not for Jesus.
Who forgives the sins?
God forgives sins unconditionally.
Closest friends
Do not militate against a universal love for all human beings unless the friendships become exclusive.
Mary Magdalen
Deep and unshakeable love for Jesus. Her vocation was to be an apostle. Due to her position as an outcast, she was free to be fearlessly moral and crazily loyal.
Connection to Fowler
Gestures and foundations of faith are love (stage 1)
Faith
Absolute trust
What is the shift in Nolan’s focus with chapter 8?
From signs of our times and the spirituality of Jesus in his time, to a practical spirituality for today.
First hurdle
Busyness
Jesus’ need
For silence and solitude
Heremon
A deserted, lonely, or quiet place.
Anthony Storr
We should seek happiness and fulfillment not only with other people but by ourselves.
Meditation
An exercise in calming the mind and the heart, arriving at inner silence.
The Jesus Prayer, Hesychia.
Silence of the heart.
John Main
Popularized the mantra
Thomas Merton
Contemplation is essentially a listening in silence.
Relaxation.
Must be of both the mind and the body. There are multiple ways to find relaxation.
Not worry about tomorrow.
The present moment is the only thing true and worth praying for.
According to the gospel of Thomas, Jesus said
One who knows everything else
What is the definition of hypocrisy according to Nolan?
Its easier to see the flaws in others than to recognize them in yourself
What does Nolan say is the “log in your eye”
Ego
What are two suggestions Nolan makes for discovering the log in our eye?
- Find a sounding board
2. Self awareness
What is the difference between the superego and the conscience?
- Superego are the thoughts and opinions of others
2. Conscience is what you make and believe of the superego and your own thoughts.
What does Marcus Borg say about Jesus’s healing?
More stories were told about him than anyone else in the Jewish tradition.
What word does Paul use to describe the ego?
Flesh/Sarx
Summarize the quote from Nouwen
Nouwen claims that the greatest healing comes from breaking down and living in pain rather than removing and analyzing it.
What are the three steps of “removing the log”?
- Become fully conscious of your ego
- Recognize the ego as a false image of who you are
- Disassociate yourself from the ego.
What are the four signs of the true self?
- Strong desire to know the inner truth about ourselves
- When we are able to laugh at our ego
- Compassion for others
- Gratitude for the gifts life gives us.
