Centered Living
The Way of Centering Prayer
1st Edition
Published on 29. December 2010
216 pages
978-0-307-76883-4 (ISBN)
Description
Introduces the concept of centering prayer, offers suggestions on how to pray, and discusses the purpose and benefits of prayer.
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08/1988
Image Books
€15.50
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12/1986
Doubleday Books
€34.68
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Person
M. Basil Pennington, O.C.S.O. (1931-2005), was Abbot of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia. He authored over 20 books, including O Holy Mountain and Daily We Touch Him.
Content
- Intro
- Other Books by This Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Foreword
- Free to be Faithful
- "We Are Legion"
- How Did We Get Here?
- The Untold Fruits of Centering Prayer
- Refining the Rules
- Contemplation and Method
- Deepening Our Understanding
- Thomas Merton and Centering Prayer
- Transformation of Consciousness
- Pure Consciousness
- The Cosmic Person
- Ours for the Receiving
- ". and I Will Refresh You."
- Where's the Cross?
- Has the Lord Gone to Dalmanutha?
- Sharing the Gift
- Courage!
- Sharers of the Word
- Return to the Father
- There Is a Time and a Place-and a Way
- A Checklist for Sharers and Teachers
- Follow-up
- Centering Prayer Groups
- Beyond the Christian Community
- Epilogue: A Centered Life
- Appendix: Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina
- Select Bibliography
