Introduction
1 In the Beginning Was an Opening
2 The Daily Habit of Being Open
3 The Call to Openness
4 Acknowledgment: Being Open to Otherness
5 Our Perfect Capacity for Being Open
6 Truth, Eloquence, and the Creation of Openings
7 Confession as an Opening
8 The Beauty of Being Open
9 Dialogue and the Death of Openness
Conclusion: Some Closing Remarks on Openings