Description: A newly repackaged and updated 40th anniversary edition of the timeless guide that has helped numerous seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God, updated with a new Introduction by the author and a new section.
Brief description:
Richard J. Foster is the author of several bestselling books, including Celebration of Discipline, Streams of Living Water, Life with God, and Prayer, which was Christianity Today's Book of the Year and the winner of the Gold Medallion Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He is the founder of Renovaré, an organization and a movement committed to the renewal of the church of Jesus Christ in all its multifaceted expressions, and the editor of The Life with God Bible.
Review Quotes:
"If everybody in the country could read--and heed--this book, what a difference it would make to the planet; nay, to the cosmos." - Madeleine L'Engle
"Foster has challenged us to see Christian faith ... as a life of spiritual transformation." - Brian D. McLaren
"Foster has taught me more about prayer and living faithfully than just about any other living author. This book will become a challenging and formative part of your spiritual life." - Lauren Winner
Named among the top ten religious books of the twentieth century by Christianity Today magazine - Christianity Today
"Like a child exploring the attic of an old house on a rainy day, discovering a trunk full of treasure and then calling all his brothers and sisters to share the find, Richard J. Foster has 'found' the spiritual disciplines that the modern world stored away and forgot, and has excitedly called us to celebrate them. For they are, as he knows us, the instruments of joy, the way into mature Christian spirituality and abundant life." - Eugene H. Peterson, author of Leap Over a wall
"The best modern book on Christian spirituality..... No other book apart from the Bible has been so helpful to me in the nurturing of my inward journey of prayer and spiritual growth." - Ronald J. Sider, executive director, Evangelicals for Social Action
"This seminal work on the practice of spiritual disciplines is never outdated. Foster's warmth makes what could be musty practices seem rich and alive while his vast intellect lends credence to his authority on the issue." - Relevant Magazine
"Richard Foster has given us a rare gift.... The celebration of each discipline in this book hands us a tool that can be useful in helping us to integrate our inner and outer lives." - Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B., author of A Tree Full of Angels
"Through the course of a lifetime we may encounter two or three books that we know have made a lasting impact, not only on the way we think, but on the way we live. Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline has been this kind of book for me." - Chris Hall, President, Renovaré
"Through the course of a life-time we may encounter two or three books that we know have made a lasting impact, not only on the way we think, but on the way we live. Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline has been this kind of book for me. How encouraging it was to learn that there were concrete, practical means of grace that could help me grow more deeply into the image of Christ. There is still much transformation ahead, but by God's grace my life has been significantly changed for the better through this special book, as have the lives of countless others." - Chris Hall, President, Renovaré
"Foster may not have realized the revolution he was launching. He has challenged us to see Christian faith not just as a system of doctrinal information, but as a life of spiritual transformation, a way of life formed by disciplined spiritual practices. His lasting influence, I believe, will be measured in decades and centuries, not months or years." - Brian D. McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christian
"Foster is not really the 'spiritual disciplines guy.' He is a Jesus guy. Through his life and writings he has led many of us back to indispensable wisdom on how to live a Jesus kind of life. May this movement go on and on." - John Ortberg, teaching pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, author of If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat