On Prayer and Contemplation
Matthew . Ed(S): Levering
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Description for On Prayer and Contemplation
Hardback. Editor(s): Levering, Matthew. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
This is a rich, informative, and inspiring compendium of the Christian tradition of prayer and contemplation from the earliest days of the Church to the present day. Included are selections from St. Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, St. Clement of Rome, St. Gregory of Nyssa, John Cassian, St. Augustine, St. Gregory of Sinai, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Bonaventure, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Julian of Norwich, Brother Lawrence, St. Francis de Sales, St. Vincent de Paul, Lancelot Andrewes, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, St. Edith Stein, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, ... Read more
This is a rich, informative, and inspiring compendium of the Christian tradition of prayer and contemplation from the earliest days of the Church to the present day. Included are selections from St. Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, St. Clement of Rome, St. Gregory of Nyssa, John Cassian, St. Augustine, St. Gregory of Sinai, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Bonaventure, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Julian of Norwich, Brother Lawrence, St. Francis de Sales, St. Vincent de Paul, Lancelot Andrewes, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, St. Edith Stein, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Kansas City, United States
ISBN
9780742542501
SKU
V9780742542501
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Ref
99-15
About Matthew . Ed(S): Levering
Matthew Levering is associate professor of theology at Ave Maria College. He is author of On the Priesthood, On Death and Dying, and On Marriage and Family (Rowman & Littlefield).
Reviews for On Prayer and Contemplation
Matthew Levering has assembled a delightful compendium on prayer, drawing on both the Church’s rich liturgical tradition and the timeless wisdom of the saints and holy men and women throughout the ages. Dr. Levering has carefully culled the enclosed selections on prayer, public and private, to reiterate St. Paul’s exhortation to 'pray always' (1 Thess 5:17), and to emphasize that ... Read more