The God of Intimacy and Action
Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism, and Justice
Published on 9. July 2007
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-7879-8741-1 (ISBN)
Description
In "The God of Intimacy and Action", beloved author and activist Tony Campolo teams up with spiritual director Mary Albert Darling to show how contemplative spiritual practices can lead to greater intimacy with God and fuel passion for reaching out to others through spreading the Good News and fostering justice for the poor and oppressed. The authors reveal why this combination is not only crucial but historical and is vividly demonstrated in the lives of saints such as St Francis of Assisi, Ignatius of Loyola, and Catherine of Siena.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 163 mm
Weight
452 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-8741-1 (9780787987411)
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Persons
Tony Campolo is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University. Previously he served for ten years on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Campolo is a media commentator on religious, social, and political matters, and hosts From Across the Pond, a weekly program on the Premier Radio Network in England. Mary Albert Darling, associate professor of communication at Spring Arbor University, is a Protestant who has been trained in spiritual direction in the Jesuit tradition. She also teaches in her university's Spiritual Formation and Leadership graduate program.
Content
Acknowledgments.An Introduction to Mystical Christianity.PART ONE. Knowing God Intimately: Where Christian Mysticism Can Take Us (Tony Campolo)1 What Mystical Christianity Is All About.2 Christian Mysticism and Personal Evangelism.3 Christian Mysticism and Working for Justice.PART TWO. Fueling Intimacy: The Mystical Path (Mary Albert Darling).4 Awakening to Mysticism and a Holistic Gospel (Even If You're Not a Monk).5 Cultivating Holy Habits.6 Moving from Self-Awareness to God-Awareness: The Prayer of Examen.7 Becoming God's Friend: Lectio Divina.8 Deepening Our Intimacy with God: Centering Prayer.9 Committing to a Holistic Gospel.PART THREE. Taking Intimacy with God into the World (Mary Albert Darling and Tony Campolo).10 Avoiding Two Temptations.11 Connecting Intimacy and Action.Postscript.Notes.The Authors.Index.