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... contemplation as just described , Christian tradition has tended to con- sider it a form most suitable for those very advanced in prayer . But everyone is potentially a contemplative , for becoming attentive and responsive to the ...
... contemplation as just described , Christian tradition has tended to con- sider it a form most suitable for those very advanced in prayer . But everyone is potentially a contemplative , for becoming attentive and responsive to the ...
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... contemplation comprised the Greek view of leisure expressed in the term schole . To the Greeks , leisure was the noblest of all activities , exemplifying the human aspect that was most godlike and that most distinguished humans from ...
... contemplation comprised the Greek view of leisure expressed in the term schole . To the Greeks , leisure was the noblest of all activities , exemplifying the human aspect that was most godlike and that most distinguished humans from ...
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... Contemplation , meditation , quiet reflection , and prayer are proper forms of leisure . Contemplation implies a quiet receptiveness and openness in which we listen for the " still , small voice of the Spirit . " Pieper's thesis is that ...
... Contemplation , meditation , quiet reflection , and prayer are proper forms of leisure . Contemplation implies a quiet receptiveness and openness in which we listen for the " still , small voice of the Spirit . " Pieper's thesis is that ...
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Toward an Ethic for the Third | 12 |
Meditation and Prayer | 46 |
The Gift of Wisdom | 63 |
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