{"product_id":"reading-to-live-the-evolving-practice-of-lectio-divina-231-cistercian-studies-231-9780879072315","title":"Reading To Live The Evolving Practice of Lectio Divina 231 Cistercian Studies 231","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Evolving Practice of Lectio Divina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI found the inner portion of the book fascinating, exciting, and informative far beyond my expectation.  Indeed, if I have any criticism of this work it is that the title makes it sound like much more of a dry academic tome than in fact it is.  This brief and highly accessible book is a treasure trove of information, old and new, for anyone interested in the centrality of scripture in the life of the individual believer and the ongoing worship life of the Christian community.John N. Brittain, OSL, Professor of Religion and Dean of the Chapel  Houghton College\u003cbr\u003eThis book was worth waiting for. When you read this book you wil see that, for those formators who want to know what they are doing when they are doing it, this is an indispensable compendium for teaching lectio.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCistercian Studies Quarterly  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author’s text is clear and well researched, its tone quiet and unobtrusive, but somehow the whole is inspirational: ‘If those people could learn to read, so can I!’American Benedictine Review\u003cbr\u003eReading to Live: The Evolving Practice of Lectio Divina dives into the art of prayer reading, and the discussion of God’s living word. Speaking of the art’s spiritual benefits to its practitioner, Raymond Studzinski offers much insight into lectio divina and gives a very highly recommended look into its historical origins and modern practice. Reading to Live is a top pick for religious collections, very highly recommended.The Midwest Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Preface    ix\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations    xiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER ONE\u003cbr\u003e The Problem of Spiritual Illiteracy    1\u003cbr\u003e      Various Approaches to Reading    5\u003cbr\u003e      Digital Text    8\u003cbr\u003e      The Printed Book    10\u003cbr\u003e      Scholastic Text    12\u003cbr\u003e      The Monastic Book    14\u003cbr\u003e      A Method of Retrieval    17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWO\u003cbr\u003e The Art of \u003ci\u003eLectio Divina\u003c\/i\u003e: Beginning of a Christian Spiritual Practice    20\u003cbr\u003e      Judaism and Religious Reading    22\u003cbr\u003e      Beginning of a Christian Approach to Reading    26\u003cbr\u003e      Origen, the Master Reader    28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER THREE\u003cbr\u003e The Spread of a Christian Practice    59\u003cbr\u003e      Women Scholar-Readers    61\u003cbr\u003e      Augustine, Reading, and the Self    74 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FOUR\u003cbr\u003e The Evolution and Regularization of a Practice    93\u003cbr\u003e      The Desert Tradition    94\u003cbr\u003e      Early Eastern Cenobitic Forms of Monasticism    108\u003cbr\u003e      Cassian and Western Monasticism    115\u003cbr\u003e      \u003ci\u003eRule of Saint Benedict, Rule of the Master\u003c\/i\u003e, and Reading    122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FIVE\u003cbr\u003e The Ups and Downs of a Practice    140\u003cbr\u003e      Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Reform    141\u003cbr\u003e      Bernard of Clairvaux    146\u003cbr\u003e      Hugh of St. Victor and the \u003ci\u003eDidascalicon\u003c\/i\u003e    161\u003cbr\u003e      Guigo II and \u003ci\u003eThe Ladder of Monks\u003c\/i\u003e    166\u003cbr\u003e      The Eclipse of\u003ci\u003e Lectio\u003c\/i\u003e    172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER SIX\u003cbr\u003e The Revival of a Practice    177\u003cbr\u003e      Toward a Revival of Bible Reading    179\u003cbr\u003e      The Revival of \u003ci\u003eLectio Divina\u003c\/i\u003e    192\u003cbr\u003e      The Phenomenology of Reading and \u003ci\u003eLectio Divina   \u003c\/i\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e      Social Science, Psychology, and \u003ci\u003eLectio Divina   \u003c\/i\u003e 203\u003cbr\u003e      Theological Perspectives, Narrative, and \u003ci\u003eLectio Divina\u003c\/i\u003e    209\u003cbr\u003e      Learning \u003ci\u003eLectio Divina\u003c\/i\u003e Today    213\u003cbr\u003e      \u003ci\u003eLectio\u003c\/i\u003e as Actualizing the Word    215\u003cbr\u003e      \u003ci\u003eLectio\u003c\/i\u003e as Group Activity    218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLectio\u003c\/i\u003e: The Once and Future Practice    220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography    223\u003cbr\u003e Index    256","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768336974167,"sku":"9780879072315","price":19.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-to-live-the-evolving-practice-of-lectio-divina-231-cistercian-studies-231-9780879072315","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}