Satisfy Your Soul: Restoring the Heart of Christian Spirituality [Paperback]

Bruce Demarest (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1999

Discover the timeless spiritual guidance from Christian classics on such spiritual disciplines as silence, meditation, contemplation, and more.

Includes:

• resource listings
• personal application questions
• the author's personal story of his contemplative journey

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From the Back Cover

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU KNEW YOU WERE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD? WHEN DID YOU LAST SENSE HIM DIRECTING YOU? Find solid, biblical direction and personal insight as you join Dr. Bruce Demarest in his study of the life-long process of inner transformation. Discover with him the timeless spiritual guidance of the Christian classics essential to helping us develop an authentic relationship with God today. Gain a balanced, biblical understanding of Christian practices such as silence, meditation, contemplation, journaling, and spiritual direction. Filled with resource listings, deep personal application questions, and Bruce's story of his own contemplative journey, discover the path of inner transformation that will lead you to know God as an intimate Friend.

About the Author

DR. BRUCE DEMAREST was educated at Wheaton College and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He earned his doctorate in biblical and historical theology at the University of Manchester where he was mentored by Professor F. F. Bruce. Bruce spent ten years working with evangelical missions organizations and also has taught at numerous evangelical seminaries throughout the United States Canada the Middle East and Asia. A professor at Denver Seminary he is the author of fifteen books and has written for national publications such as Christianity Today Foundation Reflections and Criswell Theological Review. His book Satisfy Your Soul was named the 1999 Religion Book of the Year by ForeWord magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: NavPress (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576831302
• ISBN-13: 978-1576831304
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,211 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Bruce Demarest is professor of theology and spiritual formation at Denver Seminary.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfy Your Soul, March 28, 2000

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John Meyer (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Satisfy Your Soul: Restoring the Heart of Christian Spirituality (Paperback)

Dr. Demarest takes the reader on his own spiritual journey that has transformed his life. While he is clearly a scholar of theology, he shares his personal experience of spiritual hunger and follows with the development of understanding that spirituality is more than an intellectual exercise. It must be holistic in the sense that a person's heart and soul must be included to fully grasp the power of God and the Holy Spirit in our lives. This awareness allows for a closer, intimate walk and ongoing understanding of the will of God. While spirituality has lead the author in his own life, cautions regarding the need for spritual discernment in our culture are presented. Reliance on the Word to feed the soul serves as the basis for continuing growth. Personal comtemplation is encouraged as a tool for continued spiritual growth. The reader is encouraged to study godly mentors and acknowledge spiritual friends for continued growth. Spiritual classics through time are referenced to guide the reader with a foundation for spiritual growth. This book shows how Demarest changed his own spiritual life. His examples that are abundantly documented with scripural refernces provide a guide for the reader toward a rich and full spiritual journey.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfy Your Soul, is very satisfying, December 2, 2005

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Bruce A. Overstreet "Pastor" (Plattsburgh, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Satisfy Your Soul: Restoring the Heart of Christian Spirituality (Paperback)

This book I found to be quite helpful. Dr. Demarest does an excellent job of guiding the believer toward developing a deeper relationship with God. One of the weaknesses of Evangelicalism has been a failure to help the individual move beyond simply receiving Jesus into one's life. In his book "Satisfy Your Soul'" Dr. Demarest's through sound Biblically based teaching guides the believer, by the example of other Christians throughout church history, toward a more satisfying fellowship with God. He also takes opportunity at the end of each chapter to suggest actions the reader can put into practice personally which will lead to deeper communion with the Lord.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful, April 21, 2004

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Diane C. Moos "mizmooz2" (Seaside, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Satisfy Your Soul: Restoring the Heart of Christian Spirituality (Paperback)

The author is a teacher at a famous Evangelical seminary. God only knows how many times this dear man has read the Bible through from cover to cover, yet he discovered that Bible-reading and church work are not enough to fill the longings of the Christian heart. The anwser can be found outside traditional Evangelical sources, such as reading Christian classics, meditative and contemplative prayer, and even ancient liturgy. Brothers and sisters in Christ, if all the spiritual advice your church has to offer is "Read your Bible more and you will grow," and you are discovering after many years that THIS ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH, please give this book a read. I would have given it 5 stars except the author showed less enthusiasm for Eastern Orthodoxy than he should have, in my very biased opinion.