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Human Intimacy. The Gift & Challenge of Loving. ‘Is there enough love…?’. The Crisis of Relationships. For Maturing Adults Only. Beyond the popular understanding of intimacy. The demanding journey toward authentic intimacy. God is Love. Inner Life of God: Source of Intimacy.
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Human Intimacy The Gift & Challenge of Loving
‘Is there enough love…?’ The Crisis of Relationships
For Maturing Adults Only • Beyond the popular understanding of intimacy. • The demanding journey toward authentic intimacy.
God is Love • Inner Life of God: Source of Intimacy
Rublev’s Trinity • Icon of Divine & Human Intimacy. • The Com-Unity of God.
Trinity as Overflowing Love • Perichoresis—The Inner ‘Dance of Relationship’ in God. • Church as sacrament of relationship. • ‘May they be one, as we are one…”
What is Intimacy? • Biblical Metaphor (John 15) • I Call You Friends…Because I have made known everything…
What is Intimacy? • Loving behavior that is manifested through self-disclosure.
Circles & Levels of Intimacy • Family • Colleagues • Faith Community • Closest Friends • Spouse/Partner
Levels & Circles: Jesus • The Crowds. • Jewish leaders. • The 72. • The Twelve. • Special 3 (Peter, James, John). • Closest friends (Mary,Martha Lazarus).
Self-Intimacy—Foundational • The great commandment and self-acceptance. • ‘our own wounded self’ (Jung).
The Dance of Intimacy • Intime—Inside, Deep Within. • Intimidare—to cause fear, to intimidate.
Inside of…? • Body • Stories • Feelings • Thoughts • Values & Beliefs • Personal History
Self-Disclosure • “Heart of Intimacy”. • Becoming transparent.
Self-Disclosure—a Challenge • ‘Tell all’ culture. • ‘Vicarious intimacy.’ • Healthy boundaries. • Appropriate self-disclosure.
Varieties of Intimacy Face-to-Face Side-by-Side Back-to-Back
This is how they will know… • That you have LOVE for one another…