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The Cloud of Unknowing (The Classics of Western Spirituality) 5 reviews
Paulist Press, 1981
May all be revealed...
+ The Cloud
+ Fine study edition of the Cloud
+ Great book for those already familiar with contemplative prayer
+ An excellent reading of the cloud of unknowing
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Ascent of Mount Carmel (Christian Classics, 20) 5 reviews
Saint John of the Cross
Paraclete Press (MA), 2002
Unyielding spiritual precision
+ Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus
+ A detailed 'how to' guide on reaching spiritual nirvana.
I read The Ascent of Mount Carmel over a decade after my own conversion to Christianity. What astonished me the most was that St. John of the Cross described with absolute precision exactly how God had intereacted with me. He describes many ways in which God chooses to reveal himself to man, most ...
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Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart8 reviews
Faber & Faber, 1992
A truly wonderful book, filled with the Spirit of God
+ Wonderful, just wonderful.
+ A Beautiful Timeless Text
+ Love of Beatiful Things, and Real Life of Prayer
+ The Place to Start the Philokalia
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Thomas Merton's Paradise Journey: Writings on Contemplation
William H. Shannon
Saint Anthony Messenger Press, 2000
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Prayer 6 reviews
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Ignatius Press, 1986
A richly textured treatment of prayer
+ Balthasar's Best
+ Like drinking cool, spring water on a hot day.
For American Christians lazily accustomed to psychospiritual pap, this book might seem overwrought and inaccessible. But don't get the wrong idea: this is not a book for arm-chair intellectuals either. Rather in this book we witness how a "kneeling theologian" savors the theological bouquet that ...
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The Loving Search for God: Contemplative Prayer and the Cloud of Unknowing2 reviews
William A. Menninger
Continuum, 1995
Great for understanding
Easy to read. Easy to understand. It demonstrates God's love and grace thru the gift of contemplative prayer. A must read for anyone starting the journey. Of course everyone is in one of the 'stages' of the loving search: a "beginner, only a beginner, or just a beginner". Provides examples on ...
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Evagrius Ponticus: The Praktikos Chapters on Prayer (Cistercian Studies) 4 reviews
Evagrius Ponticus
Cistercian Publications, 1980
Essential reading
+ Excellent treatise on Evagrius' The Praktikos&Chapters On Prayer
+ Very good resource
+ An Evagrian Renewal Essay of Ascetic Life and Contemplative Prayer
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The Way of Perfection10 reviews
Teresa Of Avila
Image, 1991
Good introduction to this Doctor of the Church
+ Read to Perfection ! ! !
+ A Classic
+ Saintly Holiness & Its Application to Us
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The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology16 reviews
Igumen Chariton
Faber & Faber, 1997
You Have to Have Heart
+ Great Book on Unceasing Prayer
+ A Treasure
+ A Sure Guide
+ Simplicity Itself
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The Pilgrim's Tale (Classics of Western Spirituality)1 review
Jaroslav Pelikan
Paulist Press, 1999
For Safe Journeying on the Way
This book, whose original author/s are speculated about but by no means known, recounts the tale - perhaps real, perhaps imagined - of one who is a pilgrim in mid-19th century Russia. He carries with him nothing but some dried bread crusts and his Bible; we meet him at the beginning of the book ...
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Introduction to the Devout Life30 reviews
Francis De Sales, John K. Ryan
Image, 1972
Spiritual Growth for Normal People
+ don't hesitate to buy this book!
+ Quite frankly indispensable
+ Wealth
+ Truly a useful introduction!
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10. St. Athanasius: The Life of St. Antony (Ancient Christian Writers)4 reviews
Robert T. Meyer
Paulist Press, 1978
A life that will never be forgotten...
+ Then and Now
+ ST. ANTONY
+ Supernatural foundations
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The Practice of the Presence of God: Writings and Conversations4 reviews
Brother Lawrence
Ics Pubns, 1994
Challanging Simplicity
+ The Zen of Christian mysticism
+ A rare gem (spirituality)
+ This little book changed my life forever!
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The Cloud of Unknowing (The Classics of Western Spirituality)5 reviews
Paulist Press, 1981
May all be revealed...
+ The Cloud
+ Fine study edition of the Cloud
+ Great book for those already familiar with contemplative prayer
+ An excellent reading of the cloud of unknowing
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The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology16 reviews
Igumen Chariton
Faber & Faber, 1997
You Have to Have Heart
+ Great Book on Unceasing Prayer
+ A Treasure
+ A Sure Guide
+ Simplicity Itself
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10. St. Athanasius: The Life of St. Antony (Ancient Christian Writers)4 reviews
Robert T. Meyer
Paulist Press, 1978
A life that will never be forgotten...
+ Then and Now
+ ST. ANTONY
+ Supernatural foundations
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The Loving Search for God: Contemplative Prayer and the Cloud of Unknowing2 reviews
William A. Menninger
Continuum, 1995
Great for understanding
Easy to read. Easy to understand. It demonstrates God's love and grace thru the gift of contemplative prayer. A must read for anyone starting the journey. Of course everyone is in one of the 'stages' of the loving search: a "beginner, only a beginner, or just a beginner". Provides examples on ...
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Evagrius Ponticus: The Praktikos Chapters on Prayer (Cistercian Studies)4 reviews
Evagrius Ponticus
Cistercian Publications, 1980
Essential reading
+ Excellent treatise on Evagrius' The Praktikos&Chapters On Prayer
+ Very good resource
+ An Evagrian Renewal Essay of Ascetic Life and Contemplative Prayer
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Prayer6 reviews
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Ignatius Press, 1986
A richly textured treatment of prayer
+ Balthasar's Best
+ Like drinking cool, spring water on a hot day.
For American Christians lazily accustomed to psychospiritual pap, this book might seem overwrought and inaccessible. But don't get the wrong idea: this is not a book for arm-chair intellectuals either. Rather in this book we witness how a "kneeling theologian" savors the theological bouquet that ...
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Ascent of Mount Carmel (Christian Classics, 20)5 reviews
Saint John of the Cross
Paraclete Press (MA), 2002
Unyielding spiritual precision
+ Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus
+ A detailed 'how to' guide on reaching spiritual nirvana.
I read The Ascent of Mount Carmel over a decade after my own conversion to Christianity. What astonished me the most was that St. John of the Cross described with absolute precision exactly how God had intereacted with me. He describes many ways in which God chooses to reveal himself to man, most ...
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