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Christian Proficiency

Thornton, Martin

Religion & Spirituality

Morehouse-Gorham Co.

The Function of Theology (The Library of Practical Theology)

Hodder&Stoughton

My God: A reappraisal of normal religious experience

Spiritual Direction Paperback - March, 1984

Spiritual Direction

Cowley Pubns

Thornton's classic text surveying the English pastoral tradition answers basic questions: "How does an Anglican spiritual guide go about the job?" and "What body of knowledge is required for competent guidance and how should it be applied?" Thornton's survey moves from the New Testament to St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and the English tradition's Celtic roots. Concludes with a comprehensive guide for spiritual directors.

English Spirituality: An Outline of Ascetical Theology According to the English Pastoral Tradition

Christian Books & Bibles

Thornton's classic text surveying the English pastoral tradition answers the basic questions "How does an Anglican spiritual guide go about the job?" and "What body of knowledge is required for competent guidance and how should it be applied?" His survey moves from the New Testament to St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and the English tradition's Celtic roots. Concludes with a comprehensive guide for spiritual directors.

English Spirituality

UNKNO

A Joyful Heart: Meditations for Lent

Prayer: A New Encounter [Jan 01, 1988] Thornton, Martin

Prayer: A New Encounter

A classic on spiritual growth for Christians who are "proficient" in spirituality, neither beginners nor advanced in the life of prayer. Thornton covers the importance of spiritual direction, spiritual discipline, the mechanics of prayer, choosing a confessor or spiritual director, and making retreats.

While the title of the book, published in 1989, is "The Heart of the Parish," the subtitle, "A Theology of the Remnant," provides a clue to the subject of this book by Martin Thornton, an Anglican ascetic theologian. Previously published under the title "Pastoral Theology: A Reorientation," the book explains that the Church parish is made up of three different levels of members. The smallest of these groups, says Thornton, is what he refers to as the Remnant, likening it to the remnant of Israel of the Old Testament. These are the folks that the parish priest must identify and nurture and nourish through individual spiritual direction. This remnant [consists of] the members that can be counted on to be the praying force of the spirit. He explains how to identify them, and offers tips for spiritual direction. While he can occasionally get somewhat technical, and some sections need to be reread in order to grasp what he's getting at (at least I have to!), it is nevertheless a very good and useful book, and a very worthwhile read for the parish priest. (Fr. Jerry Pfaff)

The Heart of the Parish: A Theology of the Remnant

Religious Studies

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Christian Proficiency

The Function of Theology (The Library of Practical Theology)

My God: A reappraisal of normal religious experience

Spiritual Direction

English Spirituality: An Outline of Ascetical Theology According to the English Pastoral Tradition

English Spirituality

A Joyful Heart: Meditations for Lent

Prayer: A New Encounter

Christian Proficiency

The Heart of the Parish: A Theology of the Remnant