Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina

by Michael Casey

Overview

Examines the Western tradition of lectio divina (a spiritual and prayerful approach to reading the sacred texts) in order to help readers expand their spiritual approach to living.

Paperback

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780892438914
Publisher:	Liguori Publications
Publication date:	09/24/1997
Edition description:	1st U.S. ed
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	411,055
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Casey is a monk of Tarrawarra Abbey in Australia. He is a well-known retreat master and lecturer on monastic spirituality. He holds a doctorate from Melbourne College of Divinity in the areas of the life and writings of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Casey is the author of A Guide to Living in the Truth: Saint Benedict’s Teaching on Humility; Fully Human, Fully Divine: An Interactive Christology; Toward God: The Ancient Wisdom of Western Prayer; and Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina.