Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel

Keating, Thomas, O.C.S.O.

ISBN 10: 0826406963 / ISBN 13: 9780826406965

Published by Continuum, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel
• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826406963
• ISBN 13: 9780826406965
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book is designed to initiate the reader into a deep, living relationship with God. Written by an acknowledged spiritual master, the book moves beyond "discursive meditation and particular acts to the intuitive level of contemplation." Keating gives an overview of the history of contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition, and step-by-step guidance in the method of centering prayer. Special attention is paid to the role of the Sacred Word, Christian growth and transformation, and active prayer. The book ends with an explicit treatment of the contemplative dimension of the gospel. Open Mind, Open Heart will take readers into a world where God can do anything, into a realm of the greatest adventure—"Where one is open to the Infinite and hence to infinite possibilities.">

About the Author

Father Thomas Keating is known throughout the world as an exponent, teacher, and writer on contemplative prayer. A Cistercian (Trappist) monk of St. Benedict's Monastery, Snowmass, Colorado, he is a founder of the Centering Prayer Movement and of Contemplative Outreach. He is the author of numerous books, particularly of the trilogy Open Mind, Open Heart; Invitation to Love; and The Mystery of Christ. Among his most recent books is The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living, compiled by S. Stephanie Iachetta.