On Prayer and Contemplation (eBook, ePUB)

Classic and Contemporary Texts
Redaktion: Levering, Matthew

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is a rich, informative, and inspiring compendium of the Christian tradition of prayer and contemplation from the earliest days of the Church to the present day. Included are selections from St. Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, St. Clement of Rome, St. Gregory of Nyssa, John Cassian, St. Augustine, St. Gregory of Sinai, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Bonaventure, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Julian of Norwich, Brother Lawrence, St. Francis de Sales, St. Vincent de Paul, Lancelot Andrewes, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, St. Edith Stein, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Hans Urs von Balthasar and Pope John Paul II. Levering has selected readings that capture how Christian saints and spiritual leaders through the ages have understood what prayer is, why we pray, and how we pray. The selections also integrate the Eastern Orthodox and Western understandings of prayer and contemplation. The book is perfect for study, meditation, and inspiration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461611233
• Artikelnr.: 39483738

Autorenporträt

Matthew Levering is associate professor of theology at Ave Maria College. He is author of On the Priesthood, On Death and Dying, and On Marriage and Family (Rowman & Littlefield).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 St. Clement of Rome
Chapter 2 St. Justin Martyr
Chapter 3 Egeria
Chapter 4 St. Gregory of Nyssa
Chapter 5 John Cassian
Chapter 6 St. Augustine
Chapter 7 St. Thomas Aquinas
Chapter 8 St. Gregory of Sinai
Chapter 9 St. Catherine of Siena
Chapter 10 St. Ignatius of Loyola
Chapter 11 St. Teresa of Avila
Chapter 12 St. John of the Cross
Chapter 13 Blessed John Henry Newman
Chapter 14 St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Chapter 15 St. Edith Stein