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Review: "There are few books in which a solidbiblical vision and a practical, hands-on approach are so well integrated. When you have read and lived this book, you have been in touch with the best that Christian spirituality has to offer." -From the foreward by Henri J. M. Nouwen
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Summary: SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Review: Countless books have been written on Christian spirituality from a theological, intellectual and historical perspective. All of them have strengths which deepens our appreciation of spirituality. Spirituality, however, is to be lived and practiced in the lives of believers. Thus these books fall short in emphasizing spiritual practice. Soul Feast corrects this by inviting the reader to enter the spiritual through the practice of the spiritual disciplines. It is through these disciplines that we can live out a spiritual life. This is a balanced text which thouroughly integrates theory and practice with a greater emphasis on the latter. Protestants, whose background doesn't include the spiritual discipline will be greatful in rediscovering them. Spiritual direction and hospitality are just a few of them discussed in this valuable work.
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Summary: I Only Give 5 Stars to Life Changing Books
Review: I will give this book 5 stars for one chapter alone. Much of what one finds in this book may be found in other locations. However, the last chapter contains the clearest teaching I've ever read on developing a personal Rule of Life. If all of the other pages were blank, this book would be worth the money and worth 5 stars.Of course, the rest of the pages are not blank. I found myself highlighting many passages.
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Summary: I Only Give 5 Stars to Life Changing Books
Review: I will give this book 5 stars for one chapter alone. Much of what one finds in this book may be found in other locations. However, the last chapter contains the clearest teaching I've ever read on developing a personal Rule of Life. If all of the other pages were blank, this book would be worth the money and worth 5 stars. Of course, the rest of the pages are not blank. I found myself highlighting many passages.
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Summary: Wonderful; a delight to read
Review: Soul Feast is one of the few books I've had to read for a class that really captured and held my interest. I loved it so much I didn't sell it back at the end of the semester. It is wonderful for someone like me who wants to explore a deeper prayer life but is afraid to or doesn't know quite how to go about it. With this book, it becomes easy to explore many different kinds of prayer. I found it to be richly fulfilling, and it is good for reading over and over.
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Summary: Watered-down version of Celebration of Discipline
Review: Soul Feast may be wonderful for Sunday School or other group studies, but readers who are looking for a resource for truly deepening their spiritual lives will find this book long on nice-sounding ideas and warm fuzzy feelings, but short on real content and suggestions for practice. It is a watered down version of Richard Foster's seminal work Celebration of Discipline. Soul Feast can be helpful, but don't think you're getting a meaty guide. Every time it starts to seem meaty, there's a footnote to Foster. Buy the real thing.
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Summary: This book really is a feast!
Review: This clearly written and beautifully designed book is an accessible and nourishing guide to spiritual growth. It is an excellent beginner's manual but also has much to offer the more experienced reader. Even its format and layout carry the message that the Christian spiritual life can be graceful, diverse, inviting, and edible in small bites or big chunks, at one's own pace.
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Summary: A thoughtful, well written presentation on spirituality.
Review: This is a warm inviting discussion about the spiritual life and spiritual disciplines, which is ecumenical in nature. The format of the book is easy to read and in lay language for the most part. Compared to Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline, Soul Feast is user friendly and does not read like a research paper out of academia. It is a wonderful book!
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Summary: Ultimate spiritual "how-to" manual
Review: Thompson's book offers something for everyone to deepen their personal spiritual praxis. It is a real "nuts and bolts approach" to finding personal spiritual expression. Exciting and very provocative.
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