Cover image for
Title:
Devotional classics : selected readings for individuals and groups / edited by Richard J. Foster and James Bryan Smith.
Author:
Foster, Richard J.

Smith, James Bryan.
Publication Information:
[San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, 2005.
Call Number:
BV4801 .D39 2005
Edition:
Revised and expanded.
ISBN:
9780060777500
Physical Description:
388 pages ; 24 cm
General Note:
"A Renovaré resource for spiritual renewal"--Cover.
Contents:
Preparing for the spiritual life. -- C.S. Lewis: Giving all to Christ -- Dallas Willard: The cost of nondiscipleship -- Jonathan Edwards: Engagement of the heart -- Francis de Sales: One true devotion -- John of the Cross: Purifying the soul -- Bernard of Clairvaux: Four degrees of love -- Francois Fenelon: A will no longer divided -- St. Augustine: Complete surrender -- The prayer-filled life (The contemplative tradition). -- Thomas Merton: Ways of meditation -- Julian of Norwich: The highest form of prayer -- Henri J.M. Nouwen: Bringing solitude into our lives -- George A. Buttrick: A simple regimen of private prayer -- Evelyn Underhill: What do we mean by prayer? -- Frank Laubach: Opening windows to God -- John Baillie: Morning prayers -- Martin Luther: Praying in faith -- The Virtuous life (The holiness tradition). -- Gregory of Nyssa: Running the race -- Richard Rolle: The spiritual flame -- John Calvin: the joy of self-denial -- Blaise Pascal: Falling into presumption -- Thomas a Kempis: Dealing with temptations -- William Law: God the rule and measure -- Teresa of Avila: Striving to make progress -- The spirit-empowered life (The charismatic tradition). -- Thomas Kelly: Becoming a holy sanctuary of adoration -- Catherine of Genoa: Waiting upon God -- George Fox: Walking in the power of God -- Ignatius of Loyola: Movements produced in the soul -- Jean-Pierre de Caussade: The present moment -- Isaac Penington: Waiting for breathings from his spirit -- John Bunyan: Exercising the gift -- The compassionate life (The social justice tradition). -- William Temple: The church's impact upon society -- John Woolman: Breaking the yoke of oppression -- Hannah Whitall Smith: Recovering the joy of service -- Jeremy Taylor: The grace of humility -- Elizabeth O'Connor: Dealing with money -- John Wesley: Loving one another -- Catherine of Siena: Overflowing with love -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Christ in community -- The Word-centered life (The evangelical tradition). -- E. Stanley Jones: The habit of reading the Bible daily -- Sadhu Sundar Singh: Sharing the joy with others -- Francis of Assisi: A harvest of souls -- Madame Guyon: Praying the scripture -- John Chrysostom: Sermon on dying to sin -- Charles Spurgeon: Sermon on revival -- Watchman Nee: Evangelism -- The sacramental life (The incarnational tradition). -- G.K. Chesterton: A magical universe -- Athanasius: Jesus Christ, the image of God -- Annie Dillard: To see clearly -- Soren Kierkegaard: Praying to will one thing -- Dag Hammarskjold: To say yes -- Kathleen Norris: Finding faith in the mundane -- Brother Lawrence: An habitual sense of God's presence.
Copies: