Invitation to love : the way of Christian contemplation / Thomas Keating.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keating, Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Love.

Contemplation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

20th anniversary ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Invitation to Love provides a road map for the journey that begins when Centering Prayer is seriously undertaken. Pointing to some of the recognizable landmarks on this journey, as well as to its ultimate destination, Father Keating addresses common questions regarding contemplative practice: How will it affect my life? Where does it lead us spiritually? What obstacles will I encounter along the way? How does it work? Following on from Open Mind, Open Heart, this book establishes a dialogue between the insights of contemporary psychology and the classic Christian spiritual masters, providing a

Contents:

Half title; About the author; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Emotional Programs for Happiness; 2 The False Self in Action; 3 The Afflictive Emotions; 4 The Human Condition; 5 Mythic Membership Consciousness; 6 Attitudes Towards God; 7 Mental Egoic Consciousness; 8 The Four Consents; 9 Bernie; 10 Anthony as a Paradigm of the Spiritual Journey; 11 The Night of Sense: Freedom from the False Self; 12 Special Trials in the Night of Sense; 13 Anthony in the Tombs: Freedom from Cultural Conditioning; 14 The Fruits of the Night of Sense

15 The Stages of Contemplative Prayer16 The Night of Spirit; 17 The Transforming Union; 18 The First Four Beatitudes; 19 The Last Four Beatitudes; 20 The Essence of Centering Prayer; 21 A Pure Faith; 22 From Contemplation to Action; 23 Contemplation in Action; 24 Spirituality in Everyday Life; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Notes; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4411-8044-3

1-282-13340-3

9786613805980

1-4411-4376-9

OCLC:

818928769