Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit
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Foreword by Eugene H. Peterson Countering the generic "spirituality" so popular today, Edith Humphrey presents an authentic Christian spirituality that draws on Scripture and the profound riches of the Christian tradition -- Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant. Humphrey shows how Christian spirituality is rooted in the Trinity, in the ecstasy ("going out" of oneself) and intimacy (profound closeness with another) marking the relations between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The book embodies a banquet of excerpts from the greatest spiritual writers in history -- such luminaries as St. Augustine, St. John Chrysostom, Julian of Norwich, St. Teresa of vila, the Wesley brothers, Thomas Merton, and Alexander Schmemann. Humphrey's elegant prose, laced with stories and images from her own life, beautifully uncovers the ways in which God's trinitarian life informs all human communion. Each chapter ends with questions for further reflection and discussion.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0802831478
ISBN13:9780802831477
Release Date:December 2005
Publisher:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Length:305 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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Christian Books & Bibles Pneumatology Religion Religion & Spirituality Spirituality TheologyCustomer Reviews
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The true spiritual heir to Dorothy Sayers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
Lately I've been wondering why, every time I find myself reading an incredible book by a writer in the Anglican tradition, it was always written "long ago" (that is, in the early 20th century). Time and again, I find myself holding a life-changing tome by Dorothy Sayers, Austin Farrer, Evelyn Underhill, or Charles Williams -- and wondering where on earth the writers in the Anglican tradition are today. Now, I've finally found one -- Edith Humphrey is it! This book on the reintegration of orthodox doctrine and orthodox spirituality crackles with the intelligence -- and even the excitement -- so evident in Sayers' inimitable writings. This is a voice -- well-grounded in the biblical and patristic tradition -- that desperately needs to be heard in these days of burgeoning "non-dual spirituality" and other shallow digressions away from the depth of the Faith once delivered to the Saints (saints who she calls forth graciously throughout the text). Warmest recommend.
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