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9780787987411

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

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  • ISBN13:

    9780787987411

  • ISBN10:

    0787987417

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-07-01
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $21.95

Summary

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. 

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
An Introduction to Mystical Christianity
  Knowing God Intimately: Where Christian Mysticism Can Take Us
What Mystical Christianity Is All About
Christian Mysticism and Personal Evangelism
Christian Mysticism and Working for Justice
  Fueling Intimacy: The Mystical Path
Awakening to Mysticism and a Holistic Gospel (Even If You’re Not a Monk)
Cultivating Holy Habits
Moving from Self-Awareness to God-Awareness: The Prayer of Examen
Becoming God’s Friend: Lectio Divina
Deepening Our Intimacy with God: Centering Prayer
Committing to a Holistic Gospel
  Taking Intimacy with God into the World
Avoiding Two Temptations
Connecting Intimacy and Action
Postscript
Notes
The Authors
Index
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