A Defense of Centering Prayer
This article argues that "centering prayer", if properly understood and promulgated, does not succumb to current objections. Besides, the Catholic Catechism and a papal letter on Christian meditation, when read thoroughly, support it. The article uses Scripture, tradition, philosophical an...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2019, Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 319-340 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Contemplation
B PHILOSOPHY methodology B MONASTIC & religious life (Christianity) B CATHOLIC catechisms B CATHOLIC Church & philosophy B Phenomenological theology |
| Summary: | This article argues that "centering prayer", if properly understood and promulgated, does not succumb to current objections. Besides, the Catholic Catechism and a papal letter on Christian meditation, when read thoroughly, support it. The article uses Scripture, tradition, philosophical anthropology, some major Carmelites and first-hand training in centering prayer. |
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| Item Description: | Seite 336-340: "Glenn Chicoine: The church on contemplation" |
| ISSN: | 1062-6549 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cistercian studies quarterly
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