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The God of Intimacy and Action

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The God of Intimacy and Action
 

The God of Intimacy and Action: Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism, and Justice.

In The God of Intimacy and Action, beloved author and activist Tony Campolo teams up with spiritual director Mary Albert Darling to show how contemplative spiritual practices can lead to greater intimacy with God and fuel passion for reaching out to others through spreading the Good News and fostering justice for the poor and oppressed. The authors reveal why this combination is not only crucial but historical and is vividly demonstrated in the lives of saints such as St. Francis of Assisi, Ignatius of Loyola, and Catherine of Siena.

Table Contents

An Introduction to Mystical Christianity.

PART ONE.   Knowing God Intimately: Where Christian Mysticism Can Take Us (Tony Campolo)

1 What Mystical Christianity Is All About.

2 Christian Mysticism and Personal Evangelism.

3 Christian Mysticism and Working for Justice.

 

PART TWO.  Fueling Intimacy: The Mystical Path (Mary Albert Darling).

4 Awakening to Mysticism and a Holistic Gospel (Even If You’re Not a Monk).

5 Cultivating Holy Habits.

6 Moving from Self-Awareness to God-Awareness: The Prayer of Examen.

7 Becoming God’s Friend: Lectio Divina.

8 Deepening Our Intimacy with God: Centering Prayer.

9 Committing to a Holistic Gospel.

 

PART THREE.  Taking Intimacy with God into the World (Mary Albert Darling and Tony Campolo).

10 Avoiding Two Temptations.

11 Connecting Intimacy and Action.

 

 

Authors

Tony Campolo is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University. Previously he served for ten years on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Campolo is a media commentator on religious, social, and political matters, and hosts From Across the Pond, a weekly program on the Premier Radio Network in England.

 

Mary Albert Darling, associate professor of communication at Spring Arbor University, is a Protestant who has been trained in spiritual direction in the Jesuit tradition. She also teaches in her university's Spiritual Formation and Leadership graduate program.

 

Reviews

“This is a book that combines action and contemplation so that we can become like Christ and change the world. By combing their love for social justice with a compelling vision of the Christian life Campolo and Darling offer a wonderful resource for our life with God. I really enjoyed this book and have benefited from it.”--Gayle D. Beebe, Ph.D., president, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California

 

“An important call to ground our evangelism and social action in a powerful personal relationship with the living God nurtured by regularly seeking the presence of God in our lives. A helpful book on an urgent topic.”--Ronald J. Sider, president, Evangelicals for Social Action

 

“Wow! What a helpful book! If you, with me, sometimes find that your walk with God is shallow and your service for God ineffective, this book could change your life. This is a book you will value and return to over and over again. When you do, thank me for recommending it to you.”--Steve Brown, professor, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando; and author and teacher on the syndicated radio program Key Life

Category Category: Ministry and Pastoral Care Books
Date Added Added: 18/08/2008
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