_{Footnotes 1:}

_{* Except for Vol. 1 which shares the copyright with The Edwin Mellen Press (Lewiston,}

_{NY: 1993), Vol. 2 was published by Grace Institute of the Holy Eucharist. The rest of the}

_{volumes of A Handbook of Theology of Energy shall also be published by Grace Institute of}

_{the Holy Eucharist. For further information on the author's works and their acquisition,}

_{click here,}

_{**Volume 1 is a distillation of Theology of Energy. All the other volumes are a series of}

_{important footnotes or elaboration of this first volume of A Handbook of Theology of}

_{Energy. Also, the order of publication may not necessarily follow the numerical order}

_{shown above.}

_{***Can the author complete so many of them? The same question was asked many times}

_{during 1995 to 1998 when he was trying to complete the twelve areas on grace for this}

_{website (cf. the front homepage of the present website). The bottom line, frankly speaking,}

_{is God's unsurpassable will. After everything is said and done by him, it is only God's}

_{everlasting will which can sustain and fulfill this human venture (cf. Jn 15:16). Praise God!}

_{Everything being considered, it seems much better for the author to complete properly just}

_{a few of volumes of A Handbook of Theology of Energy, rather than to rush through the}

_{whole series. After all, Volume 1 of this series, imperfect as it is, can present itself as a}

_{sound distillation of what this new or renewing theology is all about. Every additional}

_{volume afterwards becomes just another bonus or elaboration of the whole enterprise.}

_{Looking afar and envisioning the fulfillment from here, the author can see a series of A}

_{Handbook of Theology of Energy --- varying from just to quite a few volumes --- presenting}

_{Itself systematically on the altar as his priceless lifework or unconditional gift to the}

_{whole Divine Heavenly Family. Alleluia!}

_{What would happen if the author and his colleagues could not complete all the 33 volumes}

_{within the next thirty years or so? Others would complete them afterwards. Since others}

_{might do better later, it could be a blessing in disguise for all parties.}

_{Why are so many volumes left undone, varying from 1% to 90%? It is simply because of their}

_{interconnectedness or interconnectivity. If God is willing, they would be done in due time}

_{(cf. Ps 127:1).}

_{What would happen if all the 33 volumes are completed? It would be just a beginning of}

_{revising or upgrading the contents of the various volumes. Hence, there is no hurry ahead.}

_{Otherwise, we are only asking for a major revision.}

_{What would happen if the revision of the various volumes is properly completed? Normally, as}

_{history informs us, this is what would happen when a new renewing theology has been}

_{tested and re-tested for a long time as genuine, abounding with God-pleasing and}

_{world-changing qualities. Probably, one, or more, or all, or even more of the following}

_{blessings might take place (the author by then should be having a nice time partying}

_{without end with the whole Divine Heavenly Family):}

_{a) The revised version would begin to appear in different theological libraries around the}

_{world; b) Grace Institute of the Holy Eucharist would begin its international journal on}

_{Theology of Energy; c) This institute would be affiliated with some university, beginning}

_{to offer courses and various degree programs; d) Many more volumes would begin to be}

_{added to A Handbook of Theology of Energy; e) Other denominations, universities and}

_{faculties of theology might start their own versions or institutes of Theology of Energy; f)}

_{Some scholars might begin putting together An Encyclopedia of Energy (or Energies); g)}

_{Grace Institute might begin offering advice and lectures on Theology of Energy to the}

_{different institutes, seminaries, bishop conferences, universities, colleges, school boards}

_{and special interest groups, etc.; h) As a new renewing school of theology which works,}

_{Grace Institute might have its own school building; i) Above all, having known and}

_{experienced God's Uncreated Energy (i.e., God's grace) systematically, countless scholars}

_{and lay would be embracing the whole Divine Heavenly Family and the three greatest}

_{Treasures of the Church (i.e., the living Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, Our Heavenly}

_{Mother and the Magisterium headed by the Pope) in unspeakable joy. Overflowing with}

_{God's radiant love, grace and truth, they would reach out in gratitude, prayer and action to}

_{help the whole Divine Heavenly Family evangelize others and transform the world; j) If}

_{such a vision (as pictured above in i) should happen, the mission or the three purposes of}

_{Theology of Energy would be accomplished. Alleluia! Glory, honour and praise forever be}

_{to God, the Most Holy Trinity, who is All in all of the Divine Heavenly Family!}

_{The important thing for the author to do now is to rest in the Lord (cf. Ps 37:3-5), dream a}

_{little (cf. Prov 29:18) but do a lot of foundational ground works (cf. 1Thes 5:21) for}

_{Theology of Energy. He is completely aware of his very limitations, and yet, at the same}

_{time, fully conscious of what God can do when His little servants follow His will or call}

_{faithfully, with great humility, trust, obedience, as well as with boundless confidence,}

_{delight and inner-freedom. "Now unto God who by the power at work within us is able to}

_{do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, to God be glory in the church and in}

_{Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen." (Eph 3:20-21)}

_{What would happen if none of the above would happen at all? "Thy will be done, on earth as}

_{it is in heaven" (Mt 6:10). Alleluia!}

_{What would happen if the above mentioned would really happen in God's time? "Thy will be}

_{done, on earth as it is in heaven" (Mt 6:10). Alleluia! Meanwhile, as God's will does not}

_{want the author to dream too much, he has to resume his reading and writing. Alleluia!}

_{Any further comments? Apparently, the long process of the above mentioned has already}

_{started. The author is thus unspeakably grateful to the whole Divine Heavenly Family, the}

_{two advisors of Grace Institute, his spiritual director and other unsung heroes who pray}

_{for and give further advice and support regarding this project which might be a great}

_{blessing to the people of God we love. At this stage, which should last for a few decades, he}

_{is called to remain very small and focused. The time to become very big and un-focused ---}

_{i.e., the next stage ---would indeed come. Most likely, it would be the time when he would}

_{be partying without end with the Most Holy Trinity and the whole Family of Holy Angels}

_{and Saints. Alleluia!}

_{Many friends have been concerned about the progress of Theology of Energy which could have}

_{great blessings for many. Why is it that not a single volume of such a handbook has been}

_{published since 1995? If the author were doing Theology of Energy outside of the Church,}

_{he might have been quite "successful" by now in accordance to the standard of the secular}

_{world. However, he is called to do so within the Catholic Church with her long tradition,}

_{countless great scholars, and unique way of doing things, etc. Fortunately, he has always}

_{been given the gift of patience, among other blessings, by the Holy Spirit who is fully}

_{responsible for what is needed for this journey. After all, have we not heard of the story of}

_{Kant who produced nothing at all for eleven years between 1770 and 1781? But after that}

_{foundation-making period, he then published many of his great works like Critique of Pure}

_{Reason and Critique of Practical Reason. The author might be in a similar boat as he has}

_{been working consistently over 30 or 40 hours each normal week directly and indirectly}

_{on Metaphysics and Epistemology of Theology of Energy since 1995. As a metaphor, he has}

_{been playing tennis with the Divine Heavenly Family, making sure that the ball (i.e., the}

_{response to the direction of the Divine Heavenly Family ) is always in Their court. Alleluia!}

_{[Update: October 20, 2000]}

_{Is the foundation that important? It appears that there are two ways at this stage to do}

_{Theology of Energy. The short and the long route. The short way is to jump right back in}

_{and complete the present volume in two to three months. On the other hand, the long route}

_{is foundation building and may easily take a few more years. The author wants "to be like a}

_{man building a house, who dug deep, and laid the foundation upon rock; and when a flood}

_{arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it had been well}

_{built. But he who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground}

_{without a foundation; against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin}

_{of that house was great." (Lk 6: 48-49) Praise God! (Date: Oct. 28, 2000)}

_{Is the foundation that important (II)? The current postmodern relativistic maelstrom or}

_{impasse with the problem of truth, vocation and evangelization, etc. (cf. Fides et Ratio, no.}

_{85; Dominus Jesus, no. 4; etc.), for example, is obviously in great need of some}

_{philosophical and theological breakthrough. At least in an initial phase, the author}

_{believes that some of the root causes and sound solution(s) may have been discovered in his}

_{foundational research on (a) God's Uncreated Energy or Omnipresence, (b) the current}

_{metaphysical macroparadigm shift from being to energy-being; and (c) the problem of}

_{universals. Thanks be to Institute for URAM which has provided him with the necessary}

_{challenge and opportunity over (a) as aforementioned, from 1995 to 1997; (b) from 1997 to}

_{1999 --- By the way, the papers of the 1999 Energy Symposium are still alive, waiting}

_{patiently to be edited by Prof. Kevin Sharpe, University of Oxford, who has over two dozens}

_{doctoral theses to direct; and (c) from 1999 to 2001 --- It appears that the intellectual}

_{position or thinking of a philosopher and theologian (or even any person, group and}

_{historical era, etc.) is substantially affected by the conscious, subconscious or unconscious}

_{dominant solution maintained -- or somehow acquired -- towards the problem of}

_{universals (cf. E. A. Synan, R. G. Miller, "Universals", New Catholic Encyclopedia, 1967,}

_{vol. 14, pp. 452-457; Curt Friedlein, Geschichte der Philosophie, 1984; etc.). In due time,}

_{hopefully, these research results would be further refined, expanded, organized and}

_{published in article or book form, or even summed up here on this website, as the Divine}

_{Heavenly Family is truly pleased. Alleluia! (Update: November 13, 2000)}

_{Is there any elaboration on the current long-term project? As a footnote, there are some}

_{handbooks in the world, especially in Germany, which take many years, even half a century}

_{or more to complete, e.g., the 49-volume [the number has kept growing through the years]}

_{Handbuch der Dogmengeschichte, hrsg. von M. Schmaus, A. Kardinal Grillmeier, L.}

_{Scheffezyk und M. Seybold (Herder: Freiburg im Breisgau, 1951ss).}

_{Further, several ambient factors are required of a co-author of A Handbook of Theology of}

_{Energy: 1) He or she has to love the whole Divine Heavenly Family, i.e., the Most Holy}

_{Trinity and Its whole Family of Holy Angels and Saints --- especially the Holy Eucharist}

_{and Our Heavenly Mother --- very much, even more than the author; 2) He or she has to}

_{love the Roman Catholic Church likewise; 3) He or she has to be truly faithful to the}

_{Magisterium; 4) He or she has to help champion the love of neighbours in terms of the}

_{spiritual Gospel (promoting growth in spirit and virtues), salvational Gospel (helping}

_{people to attain Heaven, avoiding Hell and Purgatory), evangelical Gospel (reaching out to}

_{the world as according to Mt 28:19-20) and social Gospel (social development and}

_{justice); 5) He or she has to have an excellent knowledge of philosophy, theology,}

_{spirituality, hagiology, angelology, demonology, Eastern and Western Christian}

_{mysticism, as well as a good knowledge of general humanities and science; 6) He or she has}

_{to accept the basic principles outlined in Method of Theology of Energy, a little foretaste}

_{or precognition of which can be found in Energy and Environment: the}

_{Spiritual-Human-Material Nexus (Lewiston, N.Y.: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1992); 7) He}

_{or she has to have an in-depth appreciation and knowledge of the recent Catholic}

_{Charismatic Renewal and its teaching; 8) He or she has to have a reading knowledge of}

_{some foreign languages such as Latin, German, French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese, as}

_{well as a working knowledge of Greek and Hebrew; 9) Besides, the work shall be done}

_{according to the general principle of mutual respect, patience, team-work, productivity}

_{and at times even mutual forgiveness. In this long-term project which surely would take}

_{more than half a century, it is possible that one or more co-authors and co-editors have}

_{already been pre-appointed by the whole Divine Heavenly Family to co-work on one or}

_{more volumes of A Handbook of Theology of Energy. In due time, this person (or these}

_{persons) should appear to help work on this project, gift, or labour of love for the whole}

_{Divine Heavenly Family. There is no hurry. Alleluia! (Date: November 30, 2000)}

_{Some adjustment has been made to our list of books above. The Compact History of the}

_{Supernatural and Natural has become Volume 3. (Date: February 7, 2001)}

_{One of the most important questions to ask concerning Theology of Energy is: Are these}

_{different energies such as Divine Energy, physical energy, human energy, diabolic energy,}

_{angelic energy, and saintly energy artificially invented or for us to discover? Insofar as}

_{their names are concerned, they are historically, necessarily and unavoidably invented}

_{according to different religions, cultures, traditions, conventions and authors in differing}

_{ages. However, as regards their real [ontological] existence as such, they have really been}

_{there since eternity, since the beginning of creation, or since time immemorial. Hence,}

_{they are always there for us to discover.}

_{If we substitute "energy" with its largely synonymous or similar counterparts such as}

_{"power, light, fire, might, presence, strength, radiance, glory, ray, shine, influence, work,}

_{force, substance, thing, or the like", we may find the Sacred Scriptures keep mentioning,}

_{revealing or remind us about their very reality, unmistakably so (cf. Cheng, Energy and}

_{Environment, 1993, pp. 1-90). However unsystematic, the Holy Bible is then a series of}

_{canonized collected works concerning the origin, history, destiny, properties and theology}

_{of various energies. Apparently, some systematic presentation is needed. This is indeed one}

_{of the areas over which Theology of Energy can make a difference. Seriously, this biblical}

_{study by itself would involve several dozens if not hundreds of volumes. It is clear that we}

_{are called not to complete but only to initiate, to some extent, this endless "energy project"}

_{called Theology of Energy. Alleluia! (Update: May 18, 2001)}

_{Some great friends have been concerned whether we have lost our direction and}

_{momentum, or whether we have been wasting our precious time and energy in doing}

_{Theology [and Philosophy] of Energy. Indeed, if anyone could properly show us one thing}

_{--- yes, only one thing --- which is not energy, physically, spiritually and humanly, we would}

_{be happy to rethink this energy project altogether.}

_{Besides, anybody who is not shocked by the damage or challenge posed by postmodern}

_{relativism (e.g., by Heidigger's skepticism and destruction of the history of being, and}

_{Derrida's deconstruction of the metaphysics of presence --- cf. Merold Westphal,}

_{Postmodern Theology, Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, v. 7, 1998, p. 583) to the}

_{philosophy (ontology) and theology of being --- the very chief universal and infrastructural}

_{paradigm, transcendental, backbone or foundation of the traditional Catholic philosophy and}

_{theology --- (thus affecting immediately and inextricably matters related to our Catholic}

_{faith and morals) does not understand the profound concern of Pope John Paul II (cf. Fides}

_{and Ratio, nos. 5, 51, 79, 85, etc.; "Pope to Take a Cue from Consistory", Zenit Daily, May}

_{24, 2001) as well as our call to help renew or restore being (e.g., everything is being) in}

_{terms of energy-being (e.g., everything is energy or energy-being). [sorry for the long}

_{sentence above]}

_{As Prof. Janine Langan succinctly commented earlier, our works with regards}

_{"energy-being" are meant to "deepen" the very reality of "being". Applying the words of}

_{Merold Westphal here, one may say that we are taking "being", in particular "[Divine]}

_{Being", as an icon "when our gaze finds it necessary to 'transpierce' it in search of what}

_{exceeds it, when the invisible remains invisible in its visibility, when what is presented}

_{opens an abyss that we can never finish probing" (Westphal, ibid, p. 586). In this way, the}

_{so-called "weak ontology" (i.e., the weak study or dealing with being and its nature) would}

_{become immensely strong and relevant, indeed deepened, energized, existentialized,}

_{concretized, upgraded and restored. Alleluia! So, dear friends, thank you for your concern}

_{and prayers! May the Lord Jesus and Our Heavenly Mother be praised! (Date: May 27,}

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_{What can be said about Plato's forms and the problem of universals? By the grace of God, it}

_{seems that many insights have been given or acquired after the two issues have been studied}

_{for more than a year. We have fundamentally examined the whole history of Western}

_{philosophy from the pre-Socratic period to postmodernism regarding the issues. Perhaps}

_{we will share a little near the end of September, 2001 in our Communication with readers.}

_{(Date: September 19, 2001)}

_{In response to a certain request, the author would like to focus on Familization: An}

_{Ontology of Chis over the next 12 months or so. (Date: October 25, 2001)}

_{Out of concern, many have commented: "This site is kind of chaotic. It has something here}

_{… and then … something there." Well, this is quite normal. Is there any construction site in}

_{the world which does not resemble that, practically speaking? Is real life not oftentimes filled}

_{with adjustments and re-adjustments? After all, this is a novel theological project. Praise}

_{God! (Date: October 25, 2001)}

_{For our convenience, volume 29 (i.e., Familization: An Ontology of Chis) is now volume 7.}

_{Thank you. (Date: November 11, 2001)}

_{Starting from May 2, 2002, the author will resume doing Stage D of Vol. 7. It may take half}

_{a year or more to do so. (Date: April 19, 2002)}