Longing for God

Year 2009
Type Book
Genre spiritual theology
Tradition Evangelical
Original language English

For For readers who want an accessible tour of great Christian spiritual writers grouped by the path to God each followed; not for readers wanting a full history of spirituality.

Should I read this?

For the general reader: 4 of 5 strongly recommended
For the researcher: 3 of 5 worth your time
Difficulty: 2 of 5 moderate

Written with Gayle D. Beebe: seven paths to intimacy with God in Christian history, each traced through the writings of several major figures from different eras.

How it proceeds

Philosophic 2 of 5
Scriptural 2 of 5
Experiential 3 of 5
Sociological 1 of 5
Historical 4 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

A book by Richard J. Foster and Gayle D. Beebe, published by InterVarsity Press under its IVP Formatio imprint in 2009 as a Renovaré resource, with the subtitle Seven Paths of Christian Devotion. It surveys seven paths to intimacy with God that have developed in Christian history, among them the right ordering of love for God, the spiritual life as a journey, the recovery of the knowledge of God lost in the fall and intimacy with Jesus Christ, and introduces each through the writings of three major figures drawn from different periods of the Church's history. It received a Christianity Today Book Award in 2010. Beebe was also one of the general editors of the Renovaré Spiritual Formation Bible (2005).

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Catalog IDW.3CXF45.5

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