Making All Things New: Catholicity, Cosmology, Consciousness (Catholicity in an Evolving Universe Series) Kindle Edition

Sister Delio is a part of what some call "Vatican III," the plethora of new thinkers arising within the Catholic Church, beginning with Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, and continued by Richard Rohr, Margaret Farley, Daniel Berrigan, and Ilia Delio. To borrow from the ideas of Father Rohr, I would classify this vein of thinking as postliberal, postconservative, postmodern, and non-dualistic. These innovative and forward-thinking religious are bringing the Catholic Church (finally) into its own namesake, which is to say, truly universal.I cannot express enough praise for this work. Though only 200 pages long, it has taken me over a month to finish because it is just so deep and meaningful, and many of her ideas challenge millennia-old habits of the Church Universal. This work is timely and absolutely necessary, and it is because of people like Delio that I keep returning to Mass every weekend. I, for one, welcome Vatican III.My only criticism of this work are the numerous typographical errors within, which is not necessarily any fault of Delio's, and so I opted not to deduct any stars from it. I would give her copy editor(s) maybe two or three stars for their subpar editing work. I view typographical errors as a sign of great disrespect to both the author and the reader, as if the work itself were not valuable enough to expend the necessary energy to make sure the text is error free. Someone at Orbis Books definitely dropped the ball.Still, it didn't detract from the incredible depth of her thinking or the importance of this work for not only the Catholic Church, but the wider Christian community as a whole, and I wholeheartedly endorse anything Delio has written.

I found that there were many things in the book I didn't understand and even some things I would question - knowing that this is a seminal work inviting more reflection and development Having said this I found the vision of this book breathtaking and powerful. I was deeply challenged to see my human - Christian life and mission in a new way. The book succeeded in opening and energizing my mind and heart to a renewed excitement about the relationship between God and religion and science and evolution. It opened up something very profound in me. I say this as a teacher, and a Catholic priest with a doctorate in Theology

Llia Delio's The Unbearable Wholeness of Being" is the major work which beautifully, comprehensively outlines a Christian non-dualistic theology of love. This book contrasts that theological understanding with philosophical Enlinghtenment dualis which really undergirds the reason why the human race is facing extinction through out abuse of the gifts of creation. All this related to culture, politics power and what the reality of creation is in reality--a Whole. Our web of being. The evolution of being. I really studied and contemplated the first book--this book shows us what we are up against. I found "the Unbearable Wholeness of Being" essential to face the consequences Llia delio outlines for dualistic thinking in this book. Highly recommend both.

To answer my own question, the author would probably say that institutionalized religions like the Catholic Church would be severely constrained to lift herself up to spread the Gospel of catholicity, which Delio summarized as the core of the Teilhard's theology. Ironically, the visionary Teilhard de Chardin was a priest true to his belief, so it is perhaps a matter of time, an evolutionary process, before all religions converge into world religions, and all people become people of God. As one who has a scientific background, like Teilhard the paleontologist, Delio did a good job describing Eienstein's General Theory of Relativity from the post-modern faith perspective.

I am not particularly religious, although I DO believe in the spirit. Either way, it is clear that religion deserves a place at the table when we discuss new and innovative ideas about the cosmos, physics, quantum mechanics, and relativity. Ilia Delio does an excellent job of putting it all together from the religious perspective. Some of what she asks of the Roman Catholic Church - and Christianity in general - is being done by the Bahai faith. Ilia is a strong believer in evolution and in the co-evolution of the material and spiritual in the cosmos.This is a great read for anyone seeking to understand the role of consciousness (spirit) in our cosmos. She is a theologian with a great vocabulary, so keep a dictionary close by.

I was blown away by this book! I want to read it over and over and over! I was moved by the new take on the word catholic. As a catholic, I new the word meant universsal... but I always thought that meant that the Roman Catholic Church was the one true church for everyone... how naive! Now I know it refers to the spirit of catholicity in relation to universal wholeness and the work of making all things wholly! Loved it!

This is a very helpful synthesis of current thought re. Cosmology and Catholicity...catholicity framed as wholistic.. An easier read than her other incredibly wonderful books.

Ms Delio has absorbed the thinking of people like Pierre Teihard de Chardin and, from the perspective of science, leads the reader into the mystery of the world, how the energy of creation moves us to open ourselves to the power of love that unites in contrast to the power of negativity that divides. A thoroughly challenging and spiritually uplifting book.

An extraordinary book, that really changed the way I look at my Catholic faith and the whole universe. I understand both spirituality and science in a deeper way now.It's ironically disjointed, probably because of the scholarly tone it takes. This can make it a bit difficult at times.I'm also not sure how orthodox some parts are, which makes it tough for me. It means I have work to do, to decide to either reject these parts or find a way of understanding them. I wish they were placed more directly in the context of Church teachings for me, so I didn't find it disjointed from much of the rest of my faith.Another issue I found, was sometimes it felt more like common pseudoscience. For example, the idea of a "field" of love, which we enter through baptism, or relating the Eucharist to quantum entanglement. I suppose these are pretty much just metaphors, but I don't think they make the matter any more clear.I'm still giving 5 stars, because despite these difficulties, it's an incredible book, and its ideas are extremely important, with great power for strengthening the faith and the Church.

To say Ilia Delio goes from strength to strength may sound a bit patronising but she really does. There is material here ( as in all her work I find) to stretch the mind and to inspire the heart. It's not always an easy read but it will have the blessing of taking you in new directions and no doubt new book purchases. Don't be put off by the subtitle - it's not just for Roman Catholics. Treat yourself to an amazing read.

A complex subject explained well.Comfortable reading drawing together many inspirational insights drawn from the past and the present to look into the future

A clear and convincing approach to Creation/Cosmology. Just right for a beginner like me. It certainly altered my views. very informative.

This book supported me to marry together science with religion. For a long time I’ve been pulled in both directions between being religious, but not in an institutional sense, and also appreciative of a scientific explanation of how the world began. Rather than thinking that I must be ‘missing something’, this book has enabled me to see that in fact I am actually on the right track towards catholicity and that perhaps the uncertainty or confusion about commitment to my religion has been misconceived because of outdated ideals and institutions.