John Michael Talbot, Steve Rabey

The Way of the Mystics

Ancient Wisdom for Experiencing God Today

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In The Way of the Mystics we are invited to take a journey to the heart of our faith by examining the stories of thirteen of Christian history's most revered mystics. These spiritual pioneers devoted their lives to exploring a deeper communion with God and through their examples show us how we can apply spiritual wisdom to our own lives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9780787984564
• ISBN-10: 0787984566
• Artikelnr.: 20878855

Autorenporträt

John Michael Talbot is the founder of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity, a creative Franciscan community that is helping to revitalize ancient contemplative and monastic traditions in the twenty-first century. Known as the "Troubadour for the Lord," Talbot is Catholic music's number one recording artist with over thirty albums to his credit and sales topping four million copies. Steve Rabey is a prolific writer who has written numerous books and hundreds of articles about religion, spirituality, history, and popular culture for magazines, newspapers, and Web sites. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Christianity Today, New Age, and Publishers Weekly.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: A Journey to the Heart of Our Faith 1
The Way of the Desert: Antony and the Desert Fathers 13
The Way of Love: Bernard of Clairvaux 31
The Way of Visions: Hildegard of Bingen 47
The Way of Joy: Francis of Assisi 63
The Way of Suffering: Catherine of Siena 81
The Way of Service: Ignatius of Loyola 97
The Way of Union: Teresa of Avila 115
The Way of Darkness: John of the Cross 133
The Way of the Artist: John Donne and England's Metaphysical Poets 151
The Way of the Inner Light: George Fox 167
The Way of the Pilgrim: Lessons on Prayer from an Unknown Seeker 185
The Way of Childlike Love: Thérèse of Lisieux 203
The Way of the Modern Mystic: Thomas Merton 217
The Authors 233