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Longing for God / Richard J. Foster, Gayle D. Beebe. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Chinese Original language: English Publication details: Taibei Xian Xindian Shi : Xiao yuan shu fang chu ban she, (c)2009.Edition: Chu banDescription: 457 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789861981314
  • 9861981314
Other title:
  • Jidu tu ling xiu qi jing
Uniform titles:
  • Longing for God. Chinese
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV4501.P653.L664 2009
  • BV4501
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Contents:
Path two : the spiritual life as journey. Evagrius of Ponticus : from deadly thoughts to godly virtues ; George Herbert : weaving life into a meaningful whole ; John Bunyan : the pilgrim's path to God ; Thomas Merton : finding our home with God -- Path three : the recovery of knowledge of God lost in the fall. Thomas Aquinas : learning to love and know God fully ; Martin Luther : growing in the freedom of God's love ; John Calvin : knowing God and knowing ourselves -- Path four : intimacy with Jesus Christ. Francis of Assisi : the world as our cloister ; St. Bonaventure : the fullness of life in Christ ; Thomas a Kempis : imitating Christ ; Ignatius of Loyola : guided by the mysteries of Christ -- Path five : the right ordering our experiences of God. Julian of Norwich : enfolded in the goodness of God ; George Fox : learning to follow the light of Christ within ; John Wesley : the role of our religious experiences in knowing God ; Friedrich Schleiermacher : making sense of our experiences of God -- Path six : action and contemplation. John Cassian : balancing the active and contemplative life ; Benedict of Nursia : learning to live by a rule ; Gregory the Great : living the active life contemplatively -- Path seven : divine ascent. Pseudo-Dionysius : loving God through the threefold way ; The cloud of unknowing : the sharp darts of longing love ; Teresa of Avila : entering Christ's mansion ; John of the Cross : illuminating the dark night -- Appendix 1 : pre-Christian influences on our life with God -- Appendix 2 : Christian women and spirituality -- Appendix 3 : the contribution of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CHINESE COLLECTION Non-fiction BV4501.3 .F6812 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001769252

Includes bibliographies and index.

Translation of: Longing for God : seven paths of Christian devotion

English contents : Path one : the right ordering of our love for God. Origen of Alexandria : the quest for perpetual communion with God ; Augustine of Hippo : loving God with our body, mind and heart ; Bernard of Clairvaux : the desire for God and the ascent of pure love ; Blaise Pascal : the right ordering of body, mind and heart -- Path two : the spiritual life as journey. Evagrius of Ponticus : from deadly thoughts to godly virtues ; George Herbert : weaving life into a meaningful whole ; John Bunyan : the pilgrim's path to God ; Thomas Merton : finding our home with God -- Path three : the recovery of knowledge of God lost in the fall. Thomas Aquinas : learning to love and know God fully ; Martin Luther : growing in the freedom of God's love ; John Calvin : knowing God and knowing ourselves -- Path four : intimacy with Jesus Christ. Francis of Assisi : the world as our cloister ; St. Bonaventure : the fullness of life in Christ ; Thomas a Kempis : imitating Christ ; Ignatius of Loyola : guided by the mysteries of Christ -- Path five : the right ordering our experiences of God. Julian of Norwich : enfolded in the goodness of God ; George Fox : learning to follow the light of Christ within ; John Wesley : the role of our religious experiences in knowing God ; Friedrich Schleiermacher : making sense of our experiences of God -- Path six : action and contemplation. John Cassian : balancing the active and contemplative life ; Benedict of Nursia : learning to live by a rule ; Gregory the Great : living the active life contemplatively -- Path seven : divine ascent. Pseudo-Dionysius : loving God through the threefold way ; The cloud of unknowing : the sharp darts of longing love ; Teresa of Avila : entering Christ's mansion ; John of the Cross : illuminating the dark night -- Appendix 1 : pre-Christian influences on our life with God -- Appendix 2 : Christian women and spirituality -- Appendix 3 : the contribution of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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