Life in Christ: Practicing Christian Spirituality

By Julia Gatta

Book Overview

Explore how Anglican traditions enrich Episcopal worship.

With its great heritage from English mystics, the Episcopal Church has been "spiritual" since before it was trendy, and modern Episcopalians have been in the forefront of exploring practices beyond Anglican boundaries. Yet, perhaps only rarely do they grasp the implications of the theology embedded in these practices or in the liturgies of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, which has shaped Episcopalians in this country with its emphasis on baptismal spirituality and the centrality of the Eucharist. Julia Gatta wants to change that with her book, Life in Christ.

Applying her years of experience as pastor and spiritual director combined with her study of the spiritual wisdom of the past, she explores common Christian practices and their underlying theology through an Episcopal lens. In the tradition of Esther de Waal, Martin Smith, and Martin Thornton, with particular reference to scripture, the Book of Common Prayer, and the wisdom of the Christian spiritual tradition, she illuminates methods readers may already be practicing and provides insight and guidance to ones that may be new to them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819233110
• ISBN13: 9780819233110
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Church Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

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Beautifully written book about the Christian life. Julia explains the various aspects of worship, prayer and guiding us through life’s journey: both individually and as a community. Although this book is focused for the Episcopal Church, it is helpful for all Christians in exploring and explaining living a Spirit-filled life.