| Description |
1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I. Toward a Theory of Tradition; 1. Tradition; 1.1 The vindication of tradition; 1.2 Modern discussions of tradition; 1.3 False tradition; 1.4 The heritage of faith on prayer; 2. Living the Tradition; 2.1 Notional and real assent; 2.2 Cor ad cor loquitur; 2.3 How St. Philip taught; 2.4 What St. Philip taught; PART II. On the Lord''s Appearing; 3. The Drawing of This Love and the Voice of This Calling; 3.1 Conversion and development; 3.2 The voice of this calling; 3.3 The drawing of this love; 4. The Liberator |
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4.1 The God who frees us4.2 Putting to death the demons who bound me in error; 4.3 He touches the heart with contrition; 4.4 Beginning to pray; 5. The Healer; 5.1 The sacraments and meditation; 5.2 The Christian''s warfare; 5.3 Spiritual convalescents and imperfect cures; 5.4 Mortification; 5.5 Meditation; 5.6 Thinking and doing; 6. The Friend; 6.1 Taking too much for granted; 6.2 Christ''s friendship; 6.3 Sloth; 6.4 The dark night of the senses; 6.5 Self-knowledge and thanksgiving; 7. The Father; 7.1 The harsh side of paternity; 7.2 The dark night of the spirit; 7.3 Contemplation |
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7.4 The sacrament of the present moment8. The Lover; 8.1 Union with Christ; 8.2 The prayer of the heart; 8.3 The glory of God; 8.4 Sedes Sapientiae; Bibliography; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
| Summary |
In this book, Fr Jonathan Robinson examines the nature of the Catholic tradition and its teachings about personal prayer. He develops an understanding of tradition that integrates the call to holiness with the need for truth, and shows that a living tradition of prayer is nourished by the objective content of the faith |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 22, 2014) |
| Subject |
Jacopone, da Todi, 1230-1306. Laude
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| SUBJECT |
Laude (Jacopone, da Todi) fast |
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Prayer -- Catholic Church.
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Spiritual life -- Catholic Church.
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Tradition (Theology)
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Prayer -- Catholic Church
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Spiritual life -- Catholic Church
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Tradition (Theology)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780567024817 |
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0567024814 |
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0567086143 |
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9780567086143 |
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