Embracing Contemplation - Reclaiming a Christian Spiritual Practice

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Retrieving the Heart of the Christian Faith-John H. Coe and Kyle C. Strobel

Part 1: Historical Inquiries


1. The Controversy Over Contemplation and Contemplative Prayer: An Historical, Theological, and Biblical Resolution-John H. Coe

2. Is Thoughtless Prayer Really Christian? A Biblical/Evangelical Response to Evagrius of Pontus-Evan B. Howard

3. Medieval Ressourcement-Greg Peters

4. Sabbatical Contemplation? Retrieving a Strand in Reformed Theology-Ashley Cocksworth

5. "To Gaze on the Beauty of the Lord": The Evangelical Resistance and Retrieval of Contemplation-Tom Schwanda

6. Christian Contemplation and the Cross: The Pathway to Life-Diane Chandler

Part 2: Constructive Proposals


7. Biblical Spirituality and Contemplative Spirituality-Steven L. Porter

8. Contemplation by Son and Spirit: Reforming the Ascent of the Soul to God-Kyle C. Strobel

9. Gospel-Centered Contemplation? A Proposal-Ryan A. Brandt

10. The Beatific Vision: Contemplating Christ as the Future Present-Hans Boersma

11. Contemplative and Centering Prayer-James Wilhoit

12. Contemplative Prayer in the Evangelical and Pentecostal Traditions: A Comparative Study-Simon Chan

13. A Distinctively Christian Contemplation: A Comparison with Other Religions-Glen G. Scorgie

Conclusion: Recovering Contemplation-John H. Coe and Kyle C. Strobel

Contributors

General Index

Scripture Index

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