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    Introduction to the Spiritual Life

    Introduction to the Spiritual Life

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    by Louis Bouyer, Michael Heintz (Introduction), David Fagerberg (Foreword by)


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      ISBN-13: 9780870612824
    • Publisher: Ave Maria Press
    • Publication date: 10/28/2013
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 416
    • File size: 4 MB

    Louis Bouyer (1913–2004) was a member of the French Oratory and one of the most respected and versatile Catholic scholars and theologians of the twentieth century. A friend of Hans Urs von Balthasar, Joseph Ratzinger, and J.R.R. Tolkien, and a cofounder of the international review Communio, Bouyer was a former Lutheran minister who entered the Catholic Church in 1939. He became a leading figure in the Catholic biblical and liturgical movements of the twentieth century, was an influence on the Second Vatican Council, and became well known for his excellent books on history of Christian spirituality. In addition to his many writings, Bouyer lectured widely across Europe and America.
    Msgr. Michael Heintz is a priest of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend who teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in Theology at the University of Notre Dame.
    David Fagerberg is associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. He also served as director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy and is the editor of the center's journal, Assembly. Professor Fagerberg’s area of study is liturgical theology: its definition and methodology.

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    Table of Contents

    Foreword by David Fagerberg vii

    Preface to the Original Edition ix

    Introduction by Michael Heintz 1

    Chapter 1 The Spiritual Life According to Catholic Tradition 13

    Chapter 2 The Spiritual Life and the Word of God 41

    Chapter 3 Prayer 79

    Chapter 4 The Sacramental Life 139

    Chapter 5 The Principles of the Ascetic Life 163

    Chapter 6 Christian Asceticism and Christian Humanism 183

    Chapter 7 The Asceticism of the Cross and the Different Christian Vocations: Lay Spirituality 209

    Chapter 8 The Asceticism of the Cross and the Different Christian Vocations: Monastic Spirituality 235

    Chapter 9 The Various Apostolic Vocations: The Priestly Vocation and the "Religious" Vocations 269

    Chapter 10 The Development of the Spiritual Life: Purification 307

    Chapter 11 The Development and the Rhythms of the Spiritual Life: Illumination and Union 329

    Chapter 12 The Mystical Life 359

    Conclusion: Aids in the Spiritual Life 385

    Notes 389

    Index 395

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    A French convert to Catholicism in 1939, Louis Bouyer is a renowned theologian who was an influential presence at Vatican II. His classic work, Introduction to the Spiritual Life—first published in English in 1961 and now brought back into print—provides readers with an inspiring and comprehensive vision of Christian spirituality that is unmatched in its warmth, lucidity, and accessibility. Introduction to the Spiritual Life is, by author Louis Bouyer’s own description, a manual for practical use. Much more than just a work of “spirituality” or “apologetics,” it is a hybrid of both, produced with an expertise and confidence borne of a lifetime of prayer and study. It aims to cultivate interior growth through a thoughtful, reasoned meditation on the spiritual meaning of the Gospel as proclaimed by the Catholic Church. Catholics who read Introduction to the Spiritual Life will better appreciate how a life of prayer can be shaped and enriched by sound Christian doctrine.

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