Spirituality, Contemplation, and Transformation

by Thomas Keating

  • Year 2007
  • Type Book
  • Genre contemplative spirituality
  • Tradition Catholic
  • Original language English

For For practitioners and church leaders interested in centering prayer in parish and personal life; not an introduction.

Should I read this?

For the general reader
2 of 5 worth a look
For the researcher
3 of 5 worth your time
Difficulty
2 of 5 moderate

Essays from the Sewanee Theological Review on centering prayer, opening with Keating's account of its sources.

How it proceeds
  • Philosophic 2 of 5
  • Scriptural 1 of 5
  • Experiential 3 of 5
  • Sociological 3 of 5
  • Historical 2 of 5

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

A collection of essays on centering prayer, originally published in the Sewanee Theological Review, issued by Lantern in November 2007 (348 pages) under Keating's name. His own contribution is the opening essay, "A Traditional Blend: The Contemplative Sources of Centering Prayer". The other essays are by David Frenette, Justin Langille, Cynthia Bourgeault (on Beatrice Bruteau's study of prayer and identity), David G. R. Keller, Paul David Lawson, Tom Macfie, Thomas R. Ward Jr., Jennifer Michael and Brian C. Taylor, on the wisdom of silence, centering prayer in congregations and theological education, and the personal changes the practice brings.

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