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Spiritual Classics
Edited by Richard J. Foster and Emilie Griffin

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Spiritual Classics: Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines
Edited by Richard J. Foster and Emilie Griffin
HarperSanFrancisco  (2000); 368 pages

The content of this book is intended to provide "a year's worth of weekly readings keyed to twelve important spiritual disciplines for the Christian life." Each reading includes a brief biographical sketch of the author, a selection of his or her writing, and a related passage of Scripture. These are followed by group discussion questions, recommendations for exercises, a short bibliography for further reading, and a brief reflection by Richard Foster.

The selections reflect Renovaré's commitment to inter-denominational and inter-generational conversation, highlighting selections from figures as diverse as Augustine and Pheobe Palmer, Thomas à Kempis and G. K. Chesterton, and John Wesley and Martin Luther King, Jr.

This book provides an accessible introduction to writers across traditions and presents a practical way of engaging writers from other denominations and time periods. The resources here will provide the preacher with deeper and broader knowledge of spiritual formation in the Christian tradition.

Section 1: Inward Disciplines

1. Meditation
   
   
2. Prayer
   
   
3. Fasting
   
   
4. Study

Section 2: Outward Disciplines

1. Simplicity
   
   
2. Solitude
   
   
3. Submission
   
   
4. Service

Section 3: Corporate Disciplines

1. Confession
   
   
2. Worship
   
   
3. Guidance
   
   
4. Celebration

Section 4: Readings for the Fifth Week

Richard J. Foster is a theologian in the Quaker tradition and author of several books on spiritual formation. He is also the founder of Renovaré, an interdenominational Church renewal movement.

Related Books by Richard Foster:
The Challenge of the Disciplined Life: Christian Reflections on Money, Sex, and Power (HarperOne, 1989)
Freedom of Simplicity: Finding Harmony in a Complex World (HarperOne, 2005)
Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home (HarperOne, 1992)
Streams of Living Water: Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faith (HarperOne, 2001)

Emilie Griffin is a writer, editor, and marketing consultant who has won over fifty awards for creativity, both in business and literature. She has authored 16 books on the Christian spiritual life.

Related Books by Emilie Griffin:
Doors into Prayer: An Invitation (Paraclete Press, 2005)
Simple Ways to Pray: Spiritual Life in the Catholic Tradition (Rowman and Littlefield, 2005)
Wonderful and Dark is This Road: Discovering the Mystic Path (Paraclete Press, 2004)

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