(R)evolutionary Hope: A Spirituality of Encounter and Engagement in an Evolving World
Ebook
This book is for seekers--for those with restless hearts. It is especially for those who express their hope through the Catholic tradition but struggle with disillusionment and long for something more. (R)evolutionary Hope invites readers to journey toward that More. With theological reflection explored and interrogated through memoir, this work reimagines what it means to be Catholic, challenging readers to remain open to the grace that draws them from certainty to possibility, beyond what is to what could be. By infusing the theological tradition of St. Augustine with the spirituality emerging in contemporary women of the church, (R)evolutionary Hope invites readers to shift their paradigm from one of hierarchy to one of interconnection, offering a theology of encounter that is rooted in tradition, responsive to present realities, and ever open to the future.
“One of the hallmarks of Jesus’s public ministry was a call to metanoia or conversion. In this wide-ranging new book, Kathleen Bonnette looks at how our conversion of heart must always be at once directed towards God and directed out towards our fellow human beings. With stories from her own life as a Catholic woman (and scholar and mother and friend), she offers a book that is that rare combination of superb scholarship and warm personal stories. Highly recommended.”
—James Martin, SJ, Author of Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone
“Written with keen perspective, wit, love, and an open heart for healing that caresses a genuine quest for reconciliation, Kathleen Bonnette invites us to enter a true revolution today, where together, we can build a better tomorrow with grace. This is an engaging book. A serious adventure for justice.”
—Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ, author of Home-Going: The Journey from Racism and Death to Community and Hope
“Kathleen Bonnette is no fan of the hierarchal paradigm for the ordo amoris or the love that renders the cosmos a place of belonging. Hierarchies put people into their proper places. In what she advocates—a relational ethic with cosmic overtones—propriety honors love’s inventiveness. But Bonnette doesn’t just pit restless against rooted. She explores, together with her School Sisters, the art of relating to what resists relationship. This proves to be a bravely confessional venture.”
—James Wetzel, author of Parting Knowledge: Essays after Augustine
“A holy thought not only can save you, but also help sanctify the world. Kathleen Bonnette’s theological exploration is a very thoughtful and faithful journey towards that objective. Her academic prose elevates this work.”
—Gloria Purvis, host of The Gloria Purvis Podcast
“Kathleen Bonnette’s beautifully written book invites readers on a journey to wholeness. She deftly uses her own story, the experiences of women religious, and the wisdom of Augustine to remind us that we are created for communion. Despite attempts by many to divide us, to deny the essence of trinitarian love, Bonnette encourages us to embrace the great mystery: We are one in the abundance of God. (R)evolutionary Hope is the perfect companion for all those on the journey: justice seekers, meaning makers, and all who long to know God who is loving us into wholeness.”
—ANN SCHOLZ, SSND, former associate director for social mission,
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
- Title: (R)evolutionary Hope: A Spirituality of Encounter and Engagement in an Evolving World
- Authors: Ilia Delio, Kathleen Bonnette
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666752052, 9781666752038, 1666752037, 9781666752045, 1666752045, 1666752053
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666752052
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-08-19T02:48:26Z
Kathleen Bonnette is an adjunct lecturer of theology at Georgetown University. You can find her scholarly writing in sources such as the Journal of Moral Theology and the Journal of Catholic Social Thought; for public opinion pieces, look for her byline in America: The Jesuit Review, U.S. Catholic, and Millennial. She lives in Maryland with her husband and three children. Learn more by subscribing to her website, evolutionaryhope.wordpress.org, or following her on Twitter/Instagram @kbonnette_thd.