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From earthworms to CD-ROMs, from starfish to blizzards, from electrons to garden forks, from doubt to a shout of laughter ... This beautiful little book of invocations inspired by creatures, conditions and objects in the world around us which reflect and a

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Philosophie et théologie

Christian theology

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Publié par	Wild Goose Publications
Date de parution	17 mai 2005
Nombre de lectures	3
EAN13	9781849521192
Langue	English

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Also by Rdchard Skinner
Leaping Staggering (Dilettante, 1988;1996)
In the Stillness: a sequence of poems based on Julian of Norwich (Dilettante, 1990)
The Melting Woman (Blue Burton, 1993)
Still Staggering (Dilettante, 1995)
Echoes of Eckhart (Arthur James, 1998)
The Logic of Whistling (Cairns, 2002)
Invocations
Calling on the God in All
Richard Skinner
Copyright Richard Skinner, 2005
First published 2005 by Wild Goose Publications, 4th Floor, Savoy House, 140 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3DH, UK. Wild Goose Publications is the publishing division of the Iona Community. Scottish Charity No. SC003794. Limited Company Reg. No. SC096243. www.ionabooks.com
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for Elizabeth
I NTRODUCTION
I was inspired to develop the following forty invocations having for several years much appreciated Jim Cotter s Cries of Advent (Cairns Publications, 1989), a series of meditations for the first 24 days of December. The Cries in their turn spring from the Advent Antiphons which are best known through their incorporation in the Christian hymn O Come, O Come Emmanuel.
An antiphon is a short liturgical chant sung responsively by two choirs. The Advent Antiphons, usually attributed to Pope Gregory the Great, are known as the Great O s . Each one addresses Christ with a title derived from the Old Testament, such as O Key of David , O Adonai , O Dayspring . This title is then briefly amplified before the antiphon concludes with a petition, e.g.: O Adonai, Ruler of the House of Israel; you appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush, and gave him the law on Mount Sinai- Come, redeem us with your outstretched arm.
My invocations differ somewhat from this structure in that the opening address or invocation is directed more to that which is providing the image ( O Earthworm, O Pearl, O Shout of Laughter) than specifically to Christ or God (or the Godhead, or the Divine, or the Transcendent, or whichever inadequate term, if any, one might have in mind). The concluding petition, however, is addressed to that particular aspect of God (or the Godhead, or the Divine ) for which the opening image now becomes a metaphor. The hinge between the two parts of each invocation is its sixth line, beginning You are , which simultaneously refers back to the opening image and forward to the concluding petition.
I have also deliberately not drawn upon symbolism either from the Bible or from other sacred writings for any of the opening images (which in some instances is pretty obvious: neither CD-ROMs nor DNA get much of a mention in any religious or spiritual tradition I know of), but rather from creation, science, technology and human psychology. However, in the main body of some of the invocations, Christian iconography is alluded to as that is my background and the language I am most familiar with. My hope though is that these invocations will be used by individuals, groups and gatherings of any or no religious or spiritual allegiance.