- Author
- Yust, Karen Marie and E. Byron Anderson
- Publisher
- Chalice Press, St. Louis, MO
- ISBN
- 9780827236493
- Table of Contents
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Introduction : something old, something new
ch. 1 The spititual leader as Christian teacher
ch. 2 Teaching from a life of prayer
ch. 3 Life together as teacher and learner
ch. 4 The contemporary search for spirituality
ch. 5 Modes of teaching the spiritual life
ch. 6 Images of the Christian spiritual life
ch. 7 The rule as teacher
ch. 8 The way of return as discipleship method
ch. 9 The cultivation of spiritual knowledge and wisdom
ch. 10 Examination of conscience as evaluative practice
ch. 11 Overcoming obstacles to teaching well
Postscript : something new, something old
The history of the Christian spiritual life suggests that those who truly teach the spiritual life have been themselves "taught by God." The phrase "taught by God" occurs in Christian writings across several centuries. This book draws on the teachers and teaching models that animate Christian history, bringing it into conversation with the issues and concerns of contemporary teachers and learners who seek to follow Christ. The authors contend that the various strands of the Christian spiritual and mystical tradition provide continuing guidance for Christian teachers in the cultivation of their own spiritual lives and the lives of their students. They order this book around four aspects of Christian educational ministries: the identity of the teacher, contexts in which we teach, models for teaching, and evaluation of teaching. (From the Publisher)