| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 105 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-105). |
| Contents |
The invention of contemplative prayer: the Stone Age -- Contemplative prayer and the Old Testament -- Contemplative prayer and the New Testament -- Contemplative prayer and monasticism -- Contemplative prayer and contemporary Christianity -- Some final observations -- It's easier than you think. |
| Summary |
This is a book about prayer, about Christian prayer, about Christian contemplative or meditative prayer as a way of simply being in the loving presence of God. It begins with prayer as that natural sense of the divine, what has been known for centuries as the sensus divinitatis, that consciousness of the mystery of God that is in each of us from the time of our birth. There are many ways of praying, and they all tend toward contemplation or "mysticism." That is, toward heightening our conscious connection to God, our awareness of the love of God, our wakefulness to the presence of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in us, through us, and around us. By tracing the origins of contemplative prayer, its practice through the Old and New Testament Scriptures, then across the centuries of the Christian era to the contemporary world, it is hoped that the reader will develop a keener appreciation for the depth, beauty, and richness of the Christian spiritual tradition. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Prayer.
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Prayer. |
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Contemplation -- History of doctrines -- 20th century.
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Contemplation -- History of doctrines. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Contemplation. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Added Title |
Short history of contemplative prayer |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Hart, Larry. From the Stone Age to Thomas Merton. Eugene, Ore : Wipf & Stock, 2018 1532652690 (OCoLC)1049849703 |
| ISBN |
1532652704 (electronic book) |
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9781532652707 (electronic book) |
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