Being in Love: A Practical Guide to Christian Prayer / Edition 2

by William Johnston

Overview

In Being in Love, William Johnston addresses the question of the purpose of prayer. He shares with the reader the discovery of new ways to a prayerful life that is both meditative and active. His message is to surrender in love to God, to love God with one's own being, through prayer. Here Being in Love shows us how to pray-with heart, mind, intellect and body-as a form of communicating with God, one another, and the world around us. Johnston reveals, using his relationship with the Eastern traditions as a backdrop, the need and importance of finding stillness in our inner lives. He demonstrates in a clear and practical way, how we can make prayer a place for meditation and personal growth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823219131
Publisher:	Fordham University Press
Publication date:	06/01/1999
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	171
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

William Johnston S.J., an Irish priest who teaches at Sophia University in Tokyo, is the author of many acclaimed books, including, from Fordham University Press, Christian Zen: A Way of Meditation, Being in Love: The Practice of Christian Prayer, and Silent Music: The Science of Meditation.

Editorial Reviews

Clearly show[s] what Eastern spirituality has to offer to deepen our spirituality whilst keeping Jesus at the heart of it all. . . . a book to be read slowly and to be used as a handbook alongside one’s daily prayer life.

Reform

The fact that the Jesuit author lives in Japan helps explain the references to Zen Buddhism. With a title appropriated from Bernard Lonegren who speaks of an ecstatic love like that of the mystics, and addressed to an alter ego, he approaches prayer as a path for personal growth as well as communication with God. Lacks a bibliography. Paper edition (unseen), $17.00. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

An inspiring and instructive overview of Christian prayer.

Spiritual Book News

May well become a classic. . . . Blends the traditional and mystical in a fresh way.

American Baptist