Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth [Hardcover]

Richard J. Foster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1979

This study of the classic spiritual disciplines includes meditation, prayer, fasting, study, simplicity, solitude, submission, service, confession, worship, guidance and celebration. The author claims that these disciplines can infuse life with joy, promoting inner peace and fulfilment. Richard Foster, an "evangelical" Quaker, founded and chairs the Milton Center which is designed to help Christian writers achieve exellence in their work. He won the 1978 Writer of the Year (US) Award for "Celebration of Discipline", and the Gold Medallion Award in 1982 for "Freedom of Simplicity" and he also wrote "Money, Sex and Power"

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About the Author

Richard Foster is a best-selling author, the founder of RENOVARAe - a movement committed to spiritual renewal - and Professor of Spiritual Formation at Azusa Pacific University, California. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 179 pages
• Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books; 1st edition (May 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060628316
• ISBN-13: 978-0060628314
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best!, September 17, 2011

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This review is from: Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth (Hardcover)

This is one of the most important Christian books for the serious-minded seeker. The newer versions are better, but even the original version is excellent.