Hear the Ancient Wisdom
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There is a hunger in the modern world for spirituality. One vast resource of spiritual wisdom comes from the pre-Reformation church–from the martyrs of the first centuries of Christianity, through the long tradition of monasticism, to the medieval Christian mystics. These are the deep wells of Christian reflection from persons such as John Chrysostom, Augustine, Benedict, Francis of Assisi, Bonaventure, Bernard of Clairvaux, Meister Eckhart, Hildegard of Bingen, and Julian of Norwich, to mention just a few. The spiritual insights of over seventy men and women of pre-Reformation Christianity are found in these pages. From these figures we can learn more about the practices of prayer and contemplation, a life of following Christ, the relevance of community, the challenge of asceticism, the movement of withdrawal and engagement, the love of God for God's own sake, living the gospel, sacrificing for the kingdom of God, the longing for union with God, the practices of justice, and a life of prophetic witness. For us, so embedded and shaped by the modern world, this ancient wisdom will come as refreshing water and as a breath of fresh air, with the wings of the Spirit and whispers of angels.
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A Meditational Reader for the Whole Year from the Early Church Fathers to the Pre-Reformation
Charles R. Ringma
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There are some special places where parts of this book were penned that I particularly wish to acknowledge: the Benedictine Monastery near Mission, British Columbia; the Myoora Retreat Centre of Chris and
Marilyn Brown, Currimundi Lake, Queensland; the holiday home of Dr. and Mrs. Paul and Gail Stevens, Ruxton Island, British Columbia; the holiday home of Drs. Terry and Rosie Gatfield, Mt. Tamborine, Queensland; The Winner Inn, Yangon; The Community of Rivendell, Bowen Island, British Columbia; Mt. Archer Christian Community, Woodford, Queensland; the retreat centre of the Sisters of the Cenacle, Metro Manila; the home of Russell and Kay Brothers, Noosa Heads, Queensland; the Bamboo House, Mindoro, Philippines; the home of John Robertson and Dr. Marguerite Robertson, Sunshine Beach, Queensland; the Servants Retreat Centre, Metro Manila; the Thamada Hotel, Yangon; Kathi Bentall’s Hermitage, Bowen Island, British Columbia; the home of Rita Petersen, Peregian, Queensland; the S.I.L. Guesthouse, Manila; The Tulip Inn, Franeker, The Netherlands; and the home of Dr. Neil and Sue Paulsen, Indooroopilly, Brisbane.
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