Resources for contemplative practice

The Christian Century, February 19, 2014
Read the main article on a congregation's contemplative practices.

Centering Prayer

• A Taste of Silence: A Guide to the Fundamentals of Centering Prayer, by Carl Arico
• Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, by Cynthia Bourgeault
• Centering Prayer: Renewing an Ancient Christian Prayer Form, by M. Basil Pennington
• Intimacy with God: An Introduction to Centering Prayer, by Thomas Keating
• Into the Silent Land, by Martin Laird
• Journey to the Heart: Centering Prayer for Children, by Frank X. Jelenek
• Open Mind, Open Heart, by Thomas Keating
• The Path of Centering Prayer: Deepening Your Experience of God, by David Frenette

Lectio Divina

• Opening to God: Lectio Divina and Life as Prayer, by David G. Benner
• Lectio Divina: Renewing the Ancient Practice of Praying the Scriptures, by M. Basil Pennington
• Discovering Lectio Divina: Bringing Scripture into Ordinary Life, by James C. Wilhoit and Evan B. Howard

The Jesus Prayer

• Prayer in the Cave of the Heart: The Universal Call to Contemplation, by Cyprian Consiglio
• Prayer of the Heart, by George Maloney
• The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer That Tunes the Heart to God, by Frederica Mathewes-Green

Contemplative Christianity

• A Sunlit Absence: Silence, Awareness, and Contemplation, by Martin Laird
• New Seeds of Contemplation, by Thomas Merton
• The God Who Is Here: A Contemplative Guide to Transforming Your Relationship with God and the Church, by Peter Traben Haas
• The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation, by Thomas Merton
• The Heart of the World: An Introduction to Contemplative Christianity, by Thomas Keating
• You Hold Us While We Grow, by Tim Cook

Spiritual Practices

• The Practicing Congregation: Imagining a New Old Church, by Diana Butler Bass
• Tools Matter for Practicing the Spiritual Life, by Mary Margaret Funk

Web

• ContemplativeOutreach.org
• ContemplativeChristians.com

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