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The Brightest Lights of the Christian TraditionSt. Augustine, Thomas Merton, Fredrick Buechner, Evelyn Underhill, A. W. Tozer, G. K. Chesterton, Thomas More, Martin Luther King, Jr., Amy Carmichael, Simone Weil, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Hildegard of Bingen, John Milton, Dorothy Day, Leo Tolstoy, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and more. . . From nearly two thousand years of Christian writing comes Spiritual Classcs, fifty-two selections complete with a profile of each author, guided meditations for group and individual use, and reflections containing questions and exercises. Editors Richard Foster and Emilie Griffith offer their expertise by selecting inspirational writings and including their own commentary and recommendations for further guided reading and exploration.

Drawing on biblical passages and the spiritual testimonies of key religious figures through the ages, a spiritual handbook examines the various ways in which God has communicated with individuals, from the direct communication with Adam and Eve or Jacob's wrestling with God, to the visions of Teresa of Avila and Francis of Assisi's communion with nature. Original.

Examining Jesus's interactions with his disciples, a spiritual guide explains how modern-day individuals can carry God's message to the world, using the grace, love, and sacrifice of Jesus as an example. Original.