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Thomas Merton
"Isn't it a pity that people are going into LSD to have spiritual experiences, when we have a tradition in the Church [contemplative prayer] which no one knows anything about?"

Henri Nouwen
"Today I personally believe that while Jesus came to open the door to God's house, all human beings can walk through that door, whether they know about Jesus or not. Today I see it as my call to help every person claim his or her own way to God."

Julian of Norwich
"And I saw no difference between God and our Substance: but as it were all God." JoN

 

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RICHARD FOSTER AND
HIS DEVOTIONAL CLASSICS 
Edited by Richard Foster Devotional Classics by Richard Foster

 

In 1990, Richard Foster compiled a book called Devotional Classics. In Foster's own words, he says of the book ...
"These fifty-two selections have been organized to introduce readers through the course of one year to the great devotional writers."
More recently Richard Foster and Emilie Griffin
compiled a book called Spiritual Classics.

Spiritual Classics by Richard Foster

Of this book he says ... "Many Christians throughout the world are looking for ways to grow close to God ... This book is meant for them."

Each book contains the writings of 52 authors.
Who are some of these writers and what do they say?

Thomas Merton
Julian of Norwich
Henri Nouwen
Evelyn Underhill
Richard Rolle

Thomas Kelly
"Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a Divine Center."—Thomas Kelly, as quoted in Richard Foster's Stream's of Living Water, chapter two, first page. Kelly goes on to say in his book, "And He is within us all."

George Fox
Ignatius of Loyola
Hannah Whitall Smith
Madam Guyon
Douglas Steere

 

 
 
 

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Contemplative Spirituality: A belief system that uses ancient mystical practices to induce altered states of consciousness (the silence) and is rooted in mysticism and the occult but often wrapped in Christian terminology. The premise of contemplative spirituality is pantheistic (God is all) and panentheistic (God is in all). Common terms used for this movement are "spiritual formation," "the silence," "the stillness," "ancient-wisdom," "spiritual disciplines," and many others.

Spiritual Formation: A movement that has provided a platform and a channel through which contemplative prayer is entering the church. Find spiritual formation being used, and in nearly every case you will find contemplative spirituality. In fact, contemplative spirituality is the heartbeat of the spiritual formation movement.