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Lectio Divina-The Sacred Art (eBook, ePUB)

Transforming Words & Images into Heart-Centered Prayer

• Format: ePub

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781594733185
• Artikelnr.: 50003092

Autorenporträt

Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, a Benedictine Oblate, is author of Lectio Divina-The Sacred Art: Transforming Words & Images into Heart-Centered Prayer, Desert Fathers and Mothers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings-Annotated & Explained (both SkyLight Paths) and The Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom among other books. She frequently leads retreats and teaches on the wisdom of Benedictine, Celtic and desert ways of praying. A writer, artist, spiritual director, retreat facilitator and teacher, she is the online Abbess of www.abbeyofthearts.com, a global online monastery dedicated to the integration of contemplative practice and creative expression.

Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, is available to speak on the following topics:

• Desert Monastic Practices and Spirituality
• Celtic Monastic Practices and Spirituality
• Benedictine Monastic Practices and Spirituality
• Lectio Divina and Contemplative Prayer
• Spirituality and the Expressive Arts

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Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part One
Beginning Our Exploration of Lectio Divina
Chapter 1 Sacred Reading
Chapter 2 At the Heart of Lectio Divina: Benedictine
Chapter 3 The Role of Spiritual Practice
Chapter 4 "Give Me a Word"
Part Two
The Four Movements of Lectio Divina
Chapter 5 Listening for God's Voice
Chapter 6 Savoring Sacred Text
Chapter 7 Summoning Your True Self
Chapter 8 The Gift of Being: Resting in
Part Three
Reading the World
Chapter 9 Visio Divina: Praying with Images 145
Chapter 10 Audio Divina: Praying with Sound 157
Chapter 11 Nature as Sacred Text 167
Chapter 12 The Sacred Stories of Our Lives
Afterword: The Divine Presence Is Everywhere
Acknowledgments
Appendix 1: Retreat Experience
Appendix 2: Lectio Divina as a Small Group Experience
Appendix 3: Mandala
Notes
Suggested Resources