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Listening to God - Fuel for Ministry?: An Examination of the Influence of Prayer and Meditation, Including the use of Lectio Divina, in Christian Ministry

Listening to God - Fuel for Ministry?: An Examination of the Influence of Prayer and Meditation, Including the use of Lectio Divina, in Christian Ministry

by John Draper
Listening to God - Fuel for Ministry?: An Examination of the Influence of Prayer and Meditation, Including the use of Lectio Divina, in Christian Ministry

Listening to God - Fuel for Ministry?: An Examination of the Influence of Prayer and Meditation, Including the use of Lectio Divina, in Christian Ministry

by John Draper

Overview

Listening to God – Fuel for Ministry? is a book about silence and contemplation, including an exegesis on works written about Lectio Divina.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781785354489
Publisher: Collective Ink
Publication date: 09/30/2016
Pages: 80
Product dimensions: 5.52(w) x 8.48(h) x 0.18(d)

About the Author

John Draper trained as a church musician and was ordained in the Church of England in 1990, after training at Queen's College, Birmingham. He has served in large urban parishes and is an honorary Canon of Portsmouth Cathedral.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Acknowledgements x

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 The Origins and History of Lectio Divina 5

Chapter 2 Lectio Divina Today. Is it Individualistic or Communal? 21

Chapter 3 The Principles of Monasticism Revisted 31

Conclusion 55

Endnotes 62

About the Author 69

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