Wendy Farley

Wendy Farley is the Rice Family Chair of Spirituality, Director of Programs in Christian Spirituality, and Director of Programs in the Art of Spiritual Direction at San Francisco Theological Seminary, associated with Redlands University. She is professor emerita at Emory University. Farley is a systematic theologian and the author of several books, including The Wounding and Healing of Desire: Weaving Heaven and Earth, Gathering Those Driven Away: A Theology of Incarnation, The Thirst of God: Contemplating God’s Love with Three Women Mystics, and Beguiled by Beauty: Cultivating a Life of Contemplation and Compassion. She is also an associate at the Green Bough House of Prayer, an ecumenical retreat center in Adrian, Georgia.

Trans Trinity

Theology, Poetic Wisdom, and Divine Creation

What if the deepest theological truths about God are found not in rigid binaries but in the breathtaking diversity of creation itself?In Trans Trinity, Wendy Farley offers a constructive theological reimagining of the Trinity through the metaphor of trans—as both a grammatical prefix and a gender identity. A work in sapiential theology, the book explores how theological reflection can shape not only what we think about God but also how we perceive ourselves, others, and the world around us.Respo...

The Wounding and Healing of Desire

Weaving Heaven and Earth

Using refreshingly unconventional prose, rising theologian Wendy Farley has written a theological account of the human condition that delves into the deepest dimensions of the soul. Considering human life from the perspective of the wounding and healing of desire, with desire being that within us which longs for connection, home, and beauty, Farley presents a passionate, moving account of the human condition that draws strongly upon the Christian meditative and mystical spiritual tr...

Tragic Vision and Divine Compassion

A Contemporary Theodicy

Offering an alternative to classic Christian theodicies (justification of God's goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil), Wendy Farley interprets the problem of evil and suffering within a tragic context, advocating compassion to describe the power of God in the struggle against evil.

Beguiled by Beauty

Cultivating a Life of Contemplation and Compassion

Contemplative disciplines, such as centering prayer and meditation, have been part of Christian life for centuries. They seem hard to practice now, not simply because our distracted and hyperstimulated age makes them difficult but also because they can appear irrelevant to the needs of a fractured and ugly historical moment. Yet these practices are more essential now than ever, claims Wendy Farley. These practices essentially awaken and attune us to the beauty both of the created order and of hu...

The Thirst of God

Contemplating God's Love with Three Women Mystics

"There is a rich tradition of wonderful women and other contemplatives who are great resources for thinking differently about Christianity. They emphasize divine love, human compassion, and the radical possibilities of contemplative practices. They were not afraid to criticize the church and indeed thought of their challenge as crucial to their faith. We do not have to lose faith in the beautiful wisdom of this story of intimate and compassionate love, dwelling among us and within ...

Gathering Those Driven Away

A Theology of Incarnation

Wendy Farley presents a powerful expression of Jesus Christ as experienced by those who are marginalized and persecuted in contemporary society. Drawing on broader theological sources, Farley compellingly argues that the doctrine of the Incarnation is the basis for a radical inclusivity and defense of the preciousness of all human beings, especially those the church marginalizes.

Wendy Farley

Trans Trinity

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The Wounding and Healing of Desire

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Tragic Vision and Divine Compassion

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Beguiled by Beauty

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The Thirst of God

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Gathering Those Driven Away

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