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Touched by God: The way to contemplative prayer

Autor Br Luigi Gioia
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 sep 2018
Luigi Gioia's second spiritual book deals with the art of contemplation.Say it to God: In Search of Prayer was chosen as the 2018 Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book and welcomed by many as an honest, accessible guide to freshen their practice of prayer in the midst of busy modern life. In Touched by God, Gioia moves on to explore the art of contemplation. He points out that contemplation is not a more advanced way of praying but a silent and loving attentiveness to God which has nothing in common with disembodied, a historical and impersonal forms of spirituality.Contemplation begins when we are touched by God through Scripture and become aware of his presence in us. Gioia shows how this happens concretely in the lives of the characters of the Gospel of John, his chosen guide to learn how to welcome God in our lives and interact with him. Gioia's way to contemplation takes the reader not only through Scripture but also through plays and novels where God is never mentioned or is seen as absent, distant or even as an enemy.By engaging with both religious and non-religious authors the reader can discover that contemplation is not some kind of spiritual wonderland but coexists with doubts, thrives in the middle of struggles, is discovered even in suffering, dissolves guilt and leads to authentic self-knowledge and compassion for every human being.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472951007
ISBN-10: 147295100X
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Continuum
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

The author is well known in the Church for his retreats and lectures, particularly with the Holy Trinity Brompton network and Alpha courses.

Notă biografică

Luigi Gioia is a lecturer in Systematic Theology and a spiritual writer. He undertook his doctoral studies at Oxford University, was Professor at the Pontifical University of Sant'Anselmo in Rome and is now a Research Associate of the Von Hügel Institute at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Say it to God: In Search of Prayer.

Cuprins

Introduction: Unexpected harmonyPART ONE: FEELINGSThe gift of feelingIrrelevant feelingsFrustrating feelingsSilent restRestless desireMindfulnessArresting awarenessA strange abilityPART TWO: JOHNEmpty handsPlayful encountersSoft spotChasing the fugitiveGod's touchBody and fleshAcknowledging stillnessContemplating the lightStruggling to seeThe inner naggingPART THREE: QUIETISMSue the bastard!Embracing historyA new sense of identityWhat did you expect?EPILOGUEYours is the nightThe teacher withinAcknowledgementsA Note on the Author