25 Books Every Christian Should Read: A Guide to the Essential Spiritual Classics - Couverture souple

Renovaré

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ISBN 10 : 0060841435 ISBN 13 : 9780060841430

Editeur : Zondervan, 2027

Synopsis

For more than twenty years Renovaré has pioneered the use of spiritual classics for deepening our lives of discipleship. Their highly praised compendiums Devotional Classics and Spiritual Classics have sold 500,000 copies. Now they have put together a prestigious editorial board and polled respected Christian leaders and thinkers from a variety of Christian traditions, including Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant, to present the twenty-five most spiritually influential and important books for Christians to read. There are books that should be shaping the church, our faith, and our engagement in the world. From timeless classics like The Imitation of Christ to unexpected selections like Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov and the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, 25 Books Every Christian Should Read provides historical background for each work and explains its importance for modern Christians, while including selected readings from every book to get you started. In addition, each chapter ends with discussion questions to the work for use in small groups or for personal reflection. 25 Books Every Christian Should Read is a pivotal resource for the future of Christianity, an invitation into the fullness and richness of the Christian tradition.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

RENOVARÉ (from the Latin, meaning “to renew”) is an intrachurch movement committed to the renewal of the Church of Jesus Christ in all her multifaceted expressions. Founded by bestselling author and well-known speaker Richard J. Foster, RENOVARÉ provides individual churches with a balanced, practical, effective small-group strategy for spiritual growth. Visit their website at www.renovare.org.

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THIS DEFINITIVE READER FOR ALL CHRISTIANS

Includes Selections from:
The Divine Comedy
The Pilgrim’s Progress
Mere Christianity 
The Brothers Karamazov
The Cost of Discipleship
Pensées
The Seven Storey Mountain
A Testament of Devotion
Revelations of Divine Love
The Philokalia
and fifteen more!

For more than twenty years Renovaré has pioneered the use of spiritual classics for deepening our lives of discipleship. Their highly praised compendiums Devotional Classics and Spiritual Classics have sold 500,000 copies. Now they have put together a prestigious editorial board and polled respected Christian leaders and thinkers from a variety of Christian traditions, including Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant, to present the twenty-five most spiritually influential and important books for Christians to read.

These are books that should be shaping the church, our faith, and our engagement in the world. From timeless classics like The Imitation of Christ to unexpected selections like Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov and the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, 25 Books Every Christian Should Read provides historical background for each work and explains its importance for modern Christians, while including selected readings from every book to get you started. In addition, each chapter ends with discussion questions to the work for use in small groups or for personal reflection. 25 Books Every Christian Should Read is a pivotal resource for the future of Christianity, an invitation into the fullness and richness of the Christian tradition.

The 25 Books Every Christian Should Read Editorial Board: Gayle Beebe, James Catford, Richard J. Foster, Emilie Griffin, Frederica Mathewes-Green, Michael G. Maudlin, Richard Rohr, Lyle SmithGraybeal, Phyllis Tickle, Chris Webb, Dallas Willard, and John Wilson. Edited by Julia L. Roller.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Zondervan
• Date d'édition: 2027
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060841435
• ISBN 13: 9780060841430
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
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