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Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0816043752
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Quotable Saint written by and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alphabetically-arranged compendium offering the wisdom of more than one hundred saints.
Author : St. Robert Bellarmine
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ISBN 13 : 9781957066103
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (661 download)
Download or read book Ascent of the Mind to God written by St. Robert Bellarmine and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ascent of the Mind to God, stands apart from Bellarmine's Apologetic works. Written after a retreat in 1614, he christened it his "Benjamin", because it was born in old age, and the first of many other spiritual works which have been popular for centuries. The Ascent proposes 15 steps of a ladder, beginning with man, the microcosm of all creation, being a development of Homo creates est which are found in the first principle of St. Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises. Moving the microcosm, he turns his attention to the macrocosm, nature, the elements, the heavens, and then the heavens above, the angels and the very nature of God. St. Robert stops at each step to search out the vestige of God within creation, and to challenge the soul to consider its final end at each turn. Every movement up this ladder is a lesson in itself of holy wisdom, drawn from the pages of Sacred Scripture, assisting men in being more prayerful, and assist them in finding time for contemplation in their busy lives. St. Robert draws on his own experience, as he was a contemplative mystic in spite of his very busy life, and exhorts the reader to overcome struggles of prayer and focus on God, which he undoubtedly had to fight back at every turn. Published here in a new translation, the Ascent of the Mind to God by the Ladder of Creation will help the reader: -to contemplate God in everyday things; -to challenge their life, habits, and vices; -to fight distraction in prayer; -to see in all things the power, beauty, wisdom, mercy, and also justice of God. This books is ideal for personal prayer and meditation, or for making a visit to the blessed Sacrament, whether in a Church or an hour of adoration.
Author : Saint John (Climacus)
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809123308
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (233 download)
Download or read book The Ladder of Divine Ascent written by Saint John (Climacus) and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Climacus (c. 579-649) was abbot of the monastery of Catherine on Mount Sinai. His Ladder was the most widely used handbook of the ascetical life in the ancient Greek Church.
Author : Saint Bonaventure (Cardinal)
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780872202009
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Journey of the Mind to God written by Saint Bonaventure (Cardinal) and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hackett edition of this classic of medieval philosophy and mysticism--a plan of pilgrimage for the learned Franciscan wishing to reach the apex of the mystical experience--combines the highly regarded Boehner translation with a new introduction by Stephen Brown focusing on St. Francis as a model of the contemplative life, the meaning of the Itinerarium, its place in Bonaventure's mystical theology, and the plan of the work. Boehner's Latin Notes, as well as Latin texts from other works of Bonaventure included in the Franciscan Institute Edition, are rendered here in English, making this the edition of choice for the beginning student.
Author : Simon Chan
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830876995
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Spiritual Theology written by Simon Chan and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon Chan surveys the little-explored landscape where systematic theology and godly praxis meet, and he highlights the connections between Christian doctrine and Christian living.
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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162466010X
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (246 download)
Download or read book Jesuit Writings of the Early Modern Period written by and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2006-09-25 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the many Catholic religious orders established in the wake of the Protestant Reformation, none was as influential--or as controversial--as the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuit Order. Beginning with key selections from Ignatius of Loyola's Autobiography and Spiritual Exercises, the documents collected here show how the Order grew, in its first hundred years, from a handful of companions to an international organization praised by friends for its missionary, educational, and scholarly achievements--and reviled by enemies for its influence on church and state affairs throughout the world. Headnotes to the selections provide historical, religious, and political context; footnotes identify proper names, historical events, and literary allusions, and offer suggestions for further reading. A map, an index, and eighteen illustrations are also included.
Author : William Edgar
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433531690
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)
Download or read book Christian Apologetics Past and Present (Volume 2, From 1500) written by William Edgar and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid a revival of apologetics, "few things could be more useful than an acquaintance with how Christian faith was defended down through the ages," say the editors in their introduction to this two-part anthology. "Access to both historical and contemporary texts gives us fresh insight into how our fathers in the faith responded to the questions facing them." Volume 2 in this one-of-a-kind resource takes a sweeping look at apologetics from the Reformation to the present. Readings from twenty-six apologists, including Martin Luther, John Calvin, Blaise Pascal, Jonathan Edwards, Søren Kierkegaard, Francis Schaeffer, Alvin Plantinga, and William Lane Craig are included. With editorial commentary and questions for reflection, Christian Apologetics Past and Present will prove a valuable text for students as well as a unique resource for those interested in defending the faith.
Author : Patrick J. Keane
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826264964
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Emerson, Romanticism, and Intuitive Reason written by Patrick J. Keane and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Comparative study in transatlantic Romanticism that traces the links between German idealism, British Romanticism (Wordsworth, Coleridge, Carlyle), and American Transcendentalism. Focuses on Emerson's development and use of the concept of intuitive Reason, which became the intellectual and emotional foundation of American Transcendentalism"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Saint John (Climacus)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Ladder of Divine Ascent written by Saint John (Climacus) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Franciscus Ludovicus BLOSIUS
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Manual of the Spiritual Life. From the French of Blosius. [A Translation of “Canon Vitae Spiritualis,” Contained in “Paradisus Animae Fidelis.”] Pt. 1 written by Franciscus Ludovicus BLOSIUS and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian O'Leary
Publisher : Messenger Publications
ISBN 13 : 1788122658
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)
Download or read book To Love and To Serve written by Brian O'Leary and published by Messenger Publications. This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brian O’Leary, an Irish Jesuit, has been researching and writing on Ignatian spirituality since the 1970s. Over that period he has authored five books, the last of which (God Ever Greater, 2018) was a selection of his lectures and talks. His new offering, To Love and To Serve, is also a selection – this time of essays that have appeared in spirituality journals in a number of countries. Since these are not easily accessible, O’Leary made the decision to gather together the best of his work in this genre into one book, so making that work more widely available. The essays vary considerably in content, purpose, and style. Some are short and aimed at a popular readership, others tend to be more academic or written with practitioners of Ignatian spirituality in mind. All are eminently readable and display great clarity of style. Ignatian spirituality is most commonly associated with the Spiritual Exercises. Consequently these figure largely in O’Leary’s writings. However, the Exercises do not represent the totality of Ignatian spirituality and so there are a number of pieces on the Jesuit Constitutions – a spiritual classic that is surprisingly relevant outside its original context. The Constitutions are frequently quoted today in the context of spiritual formation and of leadership. And then there is spiritual direction – is there a specifically Ignatian model of this ministry? There are also intriguing questions around St. Ignatius Loyola himself, perhaps most of all around his mysticism. And what would such mysticism look like if lived out in the post-modern world? The range of topics is remarkable.
Author : Matthew Sharpe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350102164
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Philosophy as a Way of Life written by Matthew Sharpe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first ever introduction to philosophy as a way of life in the Western tradition, Matthew Sharpe and Michael Ure take us through the history of the idea from Socrates and Plato, via the medievals, Renaissance and Enlightenment thinkers, to Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, Foucault and Hadot. They examine the kinds of practical exercises each thinker recommended to transform their philosophy into manners of living. Philosophy as a Way of Life also examines the recent resurgence of thinking about philosophy as a practical, lived reality and why this ancient tradition still has so much relevance and power in the contemporary world.
Author : Heather A.R. Ross (Asals)
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442633085
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)
Download or read book Equivocal Predication written by Heather A.R. Ross (Asals) and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1981-12-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equivocation replaced Thomistic analogy as a means of predicting God in the minds of many seventeenth-century divines. In this study, Professor Asals analyses George Herbert’s use of language as a method of devotion in his major cycle poem, The Temple. Tracing the logical notion of equivocation (here the extensive us of puns and pun-like verbal devices) as prediction through other influences on his poetry, she argues that the very basis of Herbert’s work lies in its responsibility in predicting God as One and Love. Asals explains that, for Herbert, the act of writing a poem—the actual handwriting—was a sacramental and ceremonial act of worship recreating Christ’s death on the cross: ink becomes blood. The sign on the printed page points sacramentally to the blood it signifies. Thus, the domain of Herbert’s poetry reaches from earth to heaven and from heaven to earth. Continuing with an examination of Herbert’s language, including aspects of phonology, morphology, and syntax, Asals reveals its two-fold significance in expression and meaning. Through a detailed reading of the entire corpus, she investigates the profound influence of Augustinianism and Wisdom literature on the way poetry works and explores the meaning of gesture and its importance to Herbert’s Anglicanism—his belief in the importance of ceremony. In the final chapter, on the topos of Magdalene, its relationship to Herbert’s mother, and his mother’s importance to his writing, Asals argues that Anglicanism as a way to God (and God as a way to himself) is at the very core of Herbert’s poetics. This book establishes a new critical milieu in which Herbert may be interpreted and sheds new light on the poetry of other writers of the period.
Author : Kevin Perrotta
Publisher : Loyola Press
ISBN 13 : 0829429735
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (294 download)
Download or read book Genesis 25-33 written by Kevin Perrotta and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2004-04 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacob's story shows us how God's love prevails through the conflicts and failures of a troubled family. In Genesis 25-33: Jacob's Blessing, authors Kevin and Louise Perrotta guide readers through Jacob's story, showing how this ancient biblical account still speaks volumes to us today. For busy adults who want to study the Bible but don't know where to begin, Six Weeks with the Bible provides an inviting starting point. Each guide is divided into six concise, 90-minute segments that introduce one book of the Bible. All biblical text is printed in the guides, which means no additional study aids are required.
Author : Saint Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809128754
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (287 download)
Download or read book Spiritual Writings written by Saint Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621), a Jesuit as well as a leading theologian of the Counter-Reformation, had an enormous effect on the religious life of his age. Here are two of his most influential ascetical works: The Mind's Ascent to God, written in the tradition of Bonaventure and John Climacus, and The Art of Dying Well.
Author : Edward Howells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198722389
Total Pages : 719 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology written by Edward Howells and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection provides a guide to the mystical element of Christianity as a theological phenomenon. Part I offers a historical overview. Part II considers sources and practices of mystical theology. Part III examines conceptualities of mystical thought. Part IV explores contributions of mystical teaching to theology and metaphysics.
Author : Brian O'Leary
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814688373
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)
Download or read book God Ever Greater written by Brian O'Leary and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years Ignatian spirituality has experienced a resurgence. There has been a widespread desire to learn more about Ignatius and his legacy, and many people have made the Spiritual Exercises in one of their many forms, growing through the experience. God Ever Greater is accessibly written for those who are looking for an introduction to Ignatian spirituality, while being suitable for those who have some acquaintance with the Ignatian tradition. It will draw its readers into an exploration of a rich Christian heritage that continues to live and breathe today.
