Selections From The World S Devotional Classics In Ten Volumes

Experience the world's great devotional traditions with this comprehensive anthology. Featuring selections from a wide range of cultures and religions, this book is a powerful reminder of the spiritual dimensions of human life. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ... SELECTIONS FROM THE mediations of Dftrfne Lobe fjetoeO to 6(c)ot&er 3IuUana of jQorim'cb 1373 JULIANA OF NORWICH English mystic, author of "Revelations of Divine Love"; born near Norwich in 1342; said to have been "yet in life" in 1442. She became a recluse in an anchorage attached to the Church of St. Julian of Norwich. In the first chapter of her "Revelations" she says: "This is a revelation of love, that Jesu Christ our endless blisse made in xvi. shewings." In the second chapter she says: "This revelation was made to a simple creature unlettered, living in deadlie flesh, the year of our Lord, a thousand three hundreth lxxiij, the xiiijth daie of Maie: which creature desired before three gifts by the grace of God. 'The first was mind of the passion.' 'The second was bodilie sickness.' 'The third was to have of God's gift three woundes, ... that is to say, the wound of verie contrition, the wound of kind compassion, and the wound of willful longing to God'" The book is a record of twenty years' meditation on these experiences. More than fifteen years later she received "in ghostly understanding" the key to the interpretation of her religious experiences: "What? wouldst thou wit thy Lord's meaning in this thing? Wit it well: Love was his meaning. Who sheweth it thee? Love. Wherefore sheweth he it thee? For love. Hold thee therein, thou shalt wit more in the same. But thou shalt never wit therein other without end." preface The first five chapters sum up the contents of the "Sixteen Revelations," give the circumstances (severe illness) and time (1373) in which they were received, indicate that they were mediated through the sight of the crucifix held before her during and after the administration of the Church's last rites, and.

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A New, Expanded Edition of Renovaré's Classic Companion to the Devotional Life Updated to incorporate all six traditions, or "streams," that comprise a healthy and holistic life of faith, these fifty–two selections have been organized to introduce the reader to the great devotional writers over the course of one year. Edited by James Bryan Smith, each reading is accompanied by an introduction and meditation by Richard J. Foster. In addition, each entry includes a related biblical passage, discussion questions, and individual and group exercises. With devotional readings in 1. The Prayer–Filled Life 2. The Virtuous Life 3. The Spirit–Empowered Life 4. The Compassionate Life 5. The Word–Centered Life 6. The Sacramental Life Foster and Smith sift through works from the great spiritual writers of the past as well as readings from contemporary spiritual leaders to create a guide that is indispensable for those looking for a deeper and more balanced spiritual life.

Bishop Karl Pruter discusses mysticism, from Plotinus and Dionysius the Areopogite to Walt Whitman and Kahlil Gibran.