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Reading To Live

The Evolving Practice of Lectio Divina

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Lectio divina, the ancient practice of prayerful reading, is a font whose waters are waiting to quench the thirst of spiritual seekers, both beginners on the spiritual journey and experienced travelers. The art of holy reading transforms lives. Through the practice of lectio individuals and communities discover God's living word addressed to them in their particular now," to enlighten, challenge, encourage, and suggest.Reading to Live traces the practice of lectio divina from its roots in the ascetic movement in the early church and monasticism to its rediscovery in recent times. The benefits lectio brings become clear as Origen, Augustine, Bernard, and many others throughout history testify to its power in their lives. Modern commentators from a variety of disciplines spell out lectio's potential for the world of the twenty-first century.This book invites people of all faiths to embrace the Venerable practice of lectio divina. It provides abundant creative testimonies to its practice and to its life-changing effects.Raymond Studzinski, OSB, a monk of St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana, is an associate professor in the School of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, where he teaches courses on religious development and spirituality.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-12-01
Mått140 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCistercian Studies Series
Antal sidor280
FörlagLiturgical Press
ISBN9780879072315

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ContentsPreface ixAbbreviations xiiiCHAPTER ONEThe Problem of Spiritual Illiteracy 1Various Approaches to Reading 5Digital Text 8The Printed Book 10Scholastic Text 12The Monastic Book 14A Method of Retrieval 17CHAPTER TWOThe Art of Lectio Divina: Beginning of a Christian Spiritual Practice 20Judaism and Religious Reading 22Beginning of a Christian Approach to Reading 26Origen, the Master Reader 28CHAPTER THREEThe Spread of a Christian Practice 59Women Scholar-Readers 61Augustine, Reading, and the Self 74 CHAPTER FOURThe Evolution and Regularization of a Practice 93The Desert Tradition 94Early Eastern Cenobitic Forms of Monasticism 108Cassian and Western Monasticism 115Rule of Saint Benedict, Rule of the Master, and Reading 122CHAPTER FIVEThe Ups and Downs of a Practice 140Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Reform 141Bernard of Clairvaux 146Hugh of St. Victor and the Didascalicon 161Guigo II and The Ladder of Monks 166The Eclipse of Lectio 172CHAPTER SIXThe Revival of a Practice 177Toward a Revival of Bible Reading 179The Revival of Lectio Divina 192The Phenomenology of Reading and Lectio Divina 200Social Science, Psychology, and Lectio Divina 203Theological Perspectives, Narrative, and Lectio Divina 209Learning Lectio Divina Today 213Lectio as Actualizing the Word 215Lectio as Group Activity 218CONCLUSIONLectio: The Once and Future Practice 220Bibliography 223Index 256

I found the inner portion of the book fascinating, exciting, and informative far beyond my expectation. Indeed, if I have any criticism of this work it is that the title makes it sound like much more of a dry academic tome than in fact it is. This brief and highly accessible book is a treasure trove of information, old and new, for anyone interested in the centrality of scripture in the life of the individual believer and the ongoing worship life of the Christian community.John N. Brittain, OSL, Professor of Religion and Dean of the Chapel Houghton College