Celebration of Discipline
Saint Pat's lenten study is Celebration of Discipline (CD) by Richard Foster. CD is a an overview of the classical spiritual disciplines and how they work in a Christian's life.
The book is almost 30 years old. It has become a classic in its own right.
Amazon offers this summary:
When Richard Foster began writing Celebration of Discipline more than 20 years ago, an older writer gave him a bit of advice: "Be sure that every chapter forces the reader into the next chapter." Foster took the advice to heart; as a result, his book presents one of the most compelling and readable visions of Christian spirituality published in the past few decades. After beginning with a simple observation--"Superficiality is the curse of our age.... The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people"--Foster's book moves to explain the disciplines people must cultivate in order to achieve spiritual depth. In succinct, urgent, and sometimes humorous chapters, Foster defines a broad range of classic spiritual disciplines in terms that are lucid without being too limiting and offers advice that's practical without being overly prescriptive. For instance, after describing meditation as a combination of "intense intimacy and awful reverence," he settles into such down-to-earth topics as how to choose a place and a posture in which to meditate.
Each week a post will go on this blog addressing two chapters. The post will offer a short summary of the chapters and set out some discussion questions. Participants are invited to use the comments link below the post to respond to the questions and/or offer their own comments and/or questions for discussion.
Foster directs Renovare. Renovare is ministry dedicated to aiding Christians to embrace spiritual formation as a normal aspect of Christian living. I recommend you follow the link to the site.
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The book is almost 30 years old. It has become a classic in its own right.
Amazon offers this summary:
When Richard Foster began writing Celebration of Discipline more than 20 years ago, an older writer gave him a bit of advice: "Be sure that every chapter forces the reader into the next chapter." Foster took the advice to heart; as a result, his book presents one of the most compelling and readable visions of Christian spirituality published in the past few decades. After beginning with a simple observation--"Superficiality is the curse of our age.... The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people"--Foster's book moves to explain the disciplines people must cultivate in order to achieve spiritual depth. In succinct, urgent, and sometimes humorous chapters, Foster defines a broad range of classic spiritual disciplines in terms that are lucid without being too limiting and offers advice that's practical without being overly prescriptive. For instance, after describing meditation as a combination of "intense intimacy and awful reverence," he settles into such down-to-earth topics as how to choose a place and a posture in which to meditate.
Each week a post will go on this blog addressing two chapters. The post will offer a short summary of the chapters and set out some discussion questions. Participants are invited to use the comments link below the post to respond to the questions and/or offer their own comments and/or questions for discussion.
Foster directs Renovare. Renovare is ministry dedicated to aiding Christians to embrace spiritual formation as a normal aspect of Christian living. I recommend you follow the link to the site.
Peter+
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