Disciplines for Christian Living: Interfaith Perspectives - Softcover

Ryan, Thomas P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809133806 ISBN 13: 9780809133802

Publisher: Paulist Pr, 1993

Synopsis

"I feel a desire to go deeper in my relationship with God. But how can I express this in my daily life?"

This question commands a concrete and applied response, contends author Thomas Ryan, and the answers he gives us are straightforward spiritual disciplines for daily life that most people probably have never thought of in that way--taking time with friends, living with a sabbath rhythm, exercising regularly and practicing presence to what is happening now. Ryan enriches Christian practices with the wisdom and insight he learned from his travels and experience with other world religions and teaches us how to integrate the emotional, physical and intellectual aspects of our lives into our relationship with God through a reordering of our priorities in daily life.

Written for contemporary Christians who have little free time and many demands on their attention, Disciplines for Christian Living is an outstanding "how-to" guidebook that opens the treasure chest of Christian spirituality and tells us how to use its contents to love God in a more meaningful, practical and personal way.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Ryan, CSP, directs the Paulist North American Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations in New York City. Father Ryan also leads retreats in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

From Library Journal:

Ryan, a Roman Catholic priest who spent a year in India studying Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic spiritual practice, has written a splendid book of practical spirituality, the result of genuine, faithful, and receptive interfaith dialog. Beautifully blending what he learned from those traditions with Christianity, Ryan provides a guide to holistic living, emphasizing the importance of intimate friendship, sabbath time, play and exercise, contemplation, fasting, and service. He proposes a "life in which all that we do comes from the center where we are anchored in God" and are attentive to the Spirit's demands. This is essential for seminary libraries; highly recommended for academic and public libraries.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Paulist Pr
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0809133806
• ISBN 13: 9780809133802
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274