| Spiritual Classics: Selected Readings on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines Contributor(s): Foster, Richard J. (Author), Griffin, Emilie (Author), Renovare (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060628723 ISBN-13: 9780060628727 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2007 Annotation: THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTS OF THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION St. Augustine, Thomas Merton, Frederick Buechner, Evelyn Underhill, A. W. Tozer, G. K. Chesterton, Thomas More, Martin Luther King, Jr., Amy Carmichael Simone Weil, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Hildegard of Bingen, John Milton, Dorothy Day, Leo Tolstoy, Gerard Manley Hopkins, And more... From nearly two thousand years of Christian writing comes Spiritual Classics, fifty-two selections complete with a profile of each author, guided meditations for group and individual use, and reflections containing questions and exercises. Editors Richard Foster and Emilie Griffith offer their expertise by selecting inspirational writings and including their own commentary and recommendations for further guided reading and exploration. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Christian Living - Inspirational - Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth |
| Dewey: 248.4 |
| LCCN: 99056027 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 7.3" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: The Brightest Lights of the Christian Tradition St. Augustine, Thomas Merton, Fredrick Buechner, Evelyn Underhill, A.W. Tozer, G.K. Chesterton, Thomas More, Martin Luther King, Jr., Amy Carmichael, Simone Weil, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Hildegard of Bingen, John Milton, Dorothy Day, Leo Tolstoy, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and more. . . From nearly two thousand years of Christian writing comes Spiritual Classcs, fifty-two selections complete with a profile of each author, guided meditations for group and individual use, and reflections containing questions and exercises. Editors Richard Foster and Emilie Griffith offer their expertise by selecting inspirational writings and including their own commentary and recommendations for further guided reading and exploration. |
Contributor Bio(s): Griffin, Emilie: - Emilie Griffin is the author of five books about religious experience, including Clinging: The Experience of Prayer and Homeward Voyage: Reflections on Life-Changes.Renovare: - Renovaré (from the Latin meaning "to renew") is an intrachurch movement committed to the renewal of the church of Jesus Christ in all its multifaceted manifestations. Founded by bestselling author and well-known speaker Richard J. Foster, Renovaré is Christian in commitment, international in scope, and ecumenical in breadth. Visit the Renovaré website at www.renovare.us. Foster, Richard J.: -Richard J. Foster is the author of several bestselling books, including Celebration of Discipline, Streams of Living Water, Life with God, and Prayer, which was Christianity Today's Book of the Year and the winner of the Gold Medallion Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He is the founder of Renovaré, an organization and a movement committed to the renewal of the church of Jesus Christ in all its multifaceted expressions, and the editor of The Life with God Bible. |