Reading the Christian Spiritual Classics

Reading the Christian Spiritual Classics
Author :
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Total Pages : 335
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780830895496
ISBN-13 : 0830895493
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Reading the Christian Spiritual Classics by : Jamin Goggin

Download or read book Reading the Christian Spiritual Classics written by Jamin Goggin and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2014 Best Book of Spirituality—Academic, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore Ever since Richard Foster wrote Celebration of Discipline in 1978, evangelicals have hungered for a deeper and more historic spirituality. Many have come to discover the wealth of spiritual insight available in the Desert Fathers, the medieval mystics, German Pietism and other traditions. While these classics have been a source of life-changing renewal for many, still others are wary of these texts and the foreign theological traditions from which they come. The essays in this volume provide a guide for evangelicals to read the Christian spiritual classics. The contributions fall into four sections. The first three answer the big questions: why should we read the spiritual classics, what are these classics and how should we read them? The last section brings these questions together into a brief reading guide for each of the major traditions. Each essay not only explores the historical and theological context, but also expounds the appropriate hermeneutical framework and the significance for the church today. Together these essays provide a comprehensive and charitable introduction to the spiritual classics, suitable for both those who already embrace them and those who remain concerned and cautious. Whether you are a newcomer to historic spirituality or a seasoned reader looking to go deeper, you will find this volume to be a reliable resource for years to come.


Reading the Christian Spiritual Classics Related Books

Reading the Christian Spiritual Classics
Language: en
Pages: 335
Authors: Jamin Goggin
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-01 - Publisher: InterVarsity Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

2014 Best Book of Spirituality—Academic, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore Ever since Richard Foster wrote Celebration of Discipline in 1978, evan
The Classics of Catholic Spirituality
Language: en
Pages: 144
Authors: Peter John Cameron
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-01 - Publisher: Saint Pauls/Alba House

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This brief introduction to fouteen major literary works in the area of spirituality is a practical guide to the knowledge, love, esteem, and practice of the Cat
Transformation in Christ
Language: en
Pages: 542
Authors: Dietrich Von Hildebrand
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-02-01 - Publisher: Ignatius Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Recognized as a modern spiritual classic and perhaps Dietrich von Hildebrand's greatest work, this sublime and practical study gives a penetrating analysis of t
The Power of Silence
Language: en
Pages: 249
Authors: Robert Sarah
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-03-30 - Publisher: Ignatius Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Now with a new afterword by Pope emeritus Benedict XVI! In a time when technology penetrates our lives in so many ways and materialism exerts such a powerful in
A Place to Belong
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Corynne Staresinic
Categories: Catholic women
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-03-25 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A Place to Belong: Letters from Catholic Women explores what it means to be a woman of faith today. Edited by Corynne Staresinic, the founder of the nonprofit T