Paradise: Reflections on Chiara Lubich’s Mystical Journey

Abstract

Courtesy of the author, Donald Mitchell (Purdue University), we reproduce the Introduction to the recent volume, published in the United States for the centenary of Chiara Lubich’s birth. Alongside a Foreword by Peter Casarella (Duke Divinity School) and a Preface by Piero Coda (Sophia University Institute), it explains the genesis and context of the various contributions that make up the volume. The Introduction thus provides an articulated and broad framework for the spiritual, theological and socio-cultural extent of the charism of unity.