Great Spiritual Masters: Their Answers to Six of Life's QuestionsPaulist Press, 2002 - 228 páginas This volume brings together six great religious masters, men and women of sexceptional spiritual wisdom, who answer six deep questions for contemporary society. Ignatius of Loyola shows us how to find self-mastery in life. St. Augustine explains how we can look within ourselves to find our deepest meaning. Julian of Norwich gives new insights into the feminine dimension of God in divine motherhood. Gregory of Nyssa teaches us how to grow in perfection. Dante Alighieri reveals the power of love for the spiritual journey as he portrays his love of Beatrice on the way to Paradise. And St. Bonaventure presents his stunning concept of Jesus as the Art of God. Dr. Farina helps the reader to encounter the thought of these spiritual teachers firsthand through important selections of their writings and his own clear and insightful introductions to each. |
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... church , But mostly they received a heady , abstract knowledge of their faith and were never able to internalize religious belief and make it their own in an adult , responsible way . Norms of conduct were presented in terms of what not ...
... church , But mostly they received a heady , abstract knowledge of their faith and were never able to internalize religious belief and make it their own in an adult , responsible way . Norms of conduct were presented in terms of what not ...
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... church powers a viable option . While rulers like Francis I in France and John III in Portugal battled for new dominions , Henry VIII in 1531 formed the Church of England in what was the most dra- matic grab for power of the age . Even ...
... church powers a viable option . While rulers like Francis I in France and John III in Portugal battled for new dominions , Henry VIII in 1531 formed the Church of England in what was the most dra- matic grab for power of the age . Even ...
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... church no matter what the cost to himself . Shortly after recuperating , he went to Montserrat in March of 1522 where — as was common for knights at the beginning of their service he made an all - night vigil before the shrine of the ...
... church no matter what the cost to himself . Shortly after recuperating , he went to Montserrat in March of 1522 where — as was common for knights at the beginning of their service he made an all - night vigil before the shrine of the ...
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FINDING MEANING BY LOOKING WITHIN AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO | 55 |
TALKING ABOUT GOD AND GENDER JULIAN OF NORWICH | 97 |
SELFIMPROVEMENT GREGORY OF NYSSAS WAY OF PERFECTION | 125 |
RELATING LOVE EROSAND GOD DANTE ALIGHIERI | 149 |
RELATING RELIGION AND ART BONAVENTURE AND THE ART OF GOD | 199 |
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Alypius Apostle ascent Augustine Augustine of Hippo Beatrice beauty behold Bernard of Clairvaux blessed Trinity body Bonaventure CHAPTER Christ Christian church Classics of Western command consolation contemplation created creation Creator and Lord creature Dante Dante Alighieri Dante's desire desolation divine earthly enemy eternal evil EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE eyes face faith Father follow Francis giving the Exercises glory God and gender God's grace Gregory Gregory of Nyssa heaven Holy Spirit human nature Ignatius Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius's intellect Jesus journey Julian Julian of Norwich light live look meaning meditation memory mercy mind moral Moses Mother motherhood move never one's ourselves Paulist Press perfect person prayer Purgatory religious Scripture sense sight sins soul speak Spiritual Exercises sweet thee things third thou thought tion true truly truth turn understanding unto virtue vision wants Western Spirituality wisdom words