
The God of Intimacy and Action
Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism, and Justice
Fortress Press,U.S.
Published on 5. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
233 pages
978-1-5064-5491-7 (ISBN)
Description
Acclaimed evangelical speaker and writer Tony Campolo teams up with spiritual director and teacher Mary Albert Darling to reveal some gems from the liturgical Christian tradition to Protestants who may be ready for a refreshing change. While steeped in their own evangelical tradition, the authors are not afraid to venture back into Christian history and reclaim practices that have long been considered exclusively Catholic--including Centering Prayer, along with works by Ignatius Loyola and Catherine of Siena--as excellent spiritual tools to help evangelicals grow in faith and love for the poor. A vital theme in Campolo and Darling's work is that spirituality is not solely an individualistic practice but must lead Christians to love and help the oppressed. True Christian mysticism, they posit, is not an either/or proposition. That's because the nexus between evangelism and justice is to be found in Christian mysticism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5064-5491-7 (9781506454917)
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Tony Campolo is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University. For forty years, he led the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, an organization that he founded to create and support programs serving needy communities. More recently, Campolo has provided leadership for Red Letter Christians as well as for the Campolo Center for Ministry. He has written more than thirty-five books. Campolo and his wife, Peggy, live near Philadelphia and have two children and four grandchildren.