Water from a deep well : Christian spirituality from early martyrs to modern missionaries /
Sittser, Gerald Lawson, 1950-,
Water from a deep well : Christian spirituality from early martyrs to modern missionaries / [print] Gerald L. Sittser ; foreword by Eugene H. Peterson. - Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, (c)2007. - 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Introduction: There is more! -- Witness : the spirituality of the early Christian martyrs -- Belonging : the spirituality of early Christian community -- Struggle : the spirituality of the desert saints -- Rhythm : the spirituality of monasticism -- Holy heroes : the spirituality of icons and saints -- Windows : the spirituality of the sacraments -- Union : the spirituality of the mystics -- Ordinariness : the spirituality of the medieval laity -- Word : the spirituality of the reformers -- Conversion : the spirituality of evangelicals -- Risk : the spirituality of pioneer missionaries -- Conclusion: Where do we go from here?
Offers a look into the practices and stories of believers from the past who have shaped the way Christian faith is practiced today, helping Christians discover that old ways can bring new life to their own spirituality.
9780830834938 9780830837458
2007031454
Spirituality--History.
BV4501.S623.W384 2007 BV4501
Water from a deep well : Christian spirituality from early martyrs to modern missionaries / [print] Gerald L. Sittser ; foreword by Eugene H. Peterson. - Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, (c)2007. - 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Introduction: There is more! -- Witness : the spirituality of the early Christian martyrs -- Belonging : the spirituality of early Christian community -- Struggle : the spirituality of the desert saints -- Rhythm : the spirituality of monasticism -- Holy heroes : the spirituality of icons and saints -- Windows : the spirituality of the sacraments -- Union : the spirituality of the mystics -- Ordinariness : the spirituality of the medieval laity -- Word : the spirituality of the reformers -- Conversion : the spirituality of evangelicals -- Risk : the spirituality of pioneer missionaries -- Conclusion: Where do we go from here?
Offers a look into the practices and stories of believers from the past who have shaped the way Christian faith is practiced today, helping Christians discover that old ways can bring new life to their own spirituality.
9780830834938 9780830837458
2007031454
Spirituality--History.
BV4501.S623.W384 2007 BV4501