Being in Love : A Practical Guide to Christian Prayer

William Johnston

ISBN 10: 0823219143 / ISBN 13: 9780823219148

Published by Fordham University Press Jun 1999, 1999

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Neuware - In Being in Love, William Johnston addresses the question of the purpose of prayer. He shares with the reader the discovery of new ways to a prayerful life that is both meditative and active. His message is to surrender in love to God, to love God with one's own being, through prayer. Here Being in Love shows us how to pray-with heart, mind, intellect and body-as a form of communicating with God, one another, and the world around us. Johnston reveals, using his relationship with the Eastern traditions as a backdrop, the need and importance of finding stillness in our inner lives. He demonstrates in a clear and practical way, how we can make prayer a place for meditation and personal growth.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Being in Love : A Practical Guide to Christian Prayer
• Publisher: Fordham University Press Jun 1999
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823219143
• ISBN 13: 9780823219148
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 215W x 137H x 12D millimeters 215 millimeters width by 137 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 263 grams

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Synopsis

In Being in Love, William Johnston addresses the question of the purpose of prayer. He shares with the reader the discovery of new ways to a prayerful life that is both meditative and active.

His message is to surrender in love to God, to love God with one’s own being, through prayer. Here Being in Love shows us how to pray―with heart, mind, intellect and body―as a form of communicating with God, one another, and the world around us. Johnston reveals, using his relationship with the Eastern traditions as a backdrop, the need and importance of finding stillness in our inner lives. He demonstrates in a clear and practical way, how we can make prayer a place for meditation and personal growth.

About the Author

William Johnston S.J., an Irish priest who teaches at Sophia University in Tokyo, is the author of many acclaimed books, including, from Fordham University Press, Christian Zen: A Way of Meditation, Being in Love: The Practice of Christian Prayer, and Silent Music: The Science of Meditation.