Inwardly Digest: The Prayer Book as Guide to a Spiritual Life - Softcover

Olsen, Derek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880284323 ISBN 13: 9780880284325

Publisher: Forward Movement Publications, 2016

Synopsis

Creating a vibrant spiritual life requires us to acknowledge the state we are in now needs to be transformed by God, through God, and toward God - and we have a role in the process. Daily spiritual practice takes discipline, and we often wonder where to start and how to keep it from feeling like yet another task on our to-do list. In this grounded, practical book, author Derek Olsen uses The Book of Common Prayer for a template to a deeper spiritual life. Explaining the purpose and intention of The Book of Common Prayer, and offering fresh insight, Olsen simplifies its services into practical application for daily living.

About this title

About the Author

Derek Olsen is a biblical scholar and engaged layman in the Episcopal Church. He earned an M.Div. from Emory University's Candler School of Theology, an S.T.M. from Trinity Lutheran Seminary, and served as pastoral vicar of a large Lutheran (ELCA) church in the Atlanta suburbs before beginning doctoral work (and being received into the Episcopal Church). He completed a Ph.D. in New Testament in 2011 from Emory University under the direction of Luke Timothy Johnson. His chief areas of interest are in the intersection between Scripture and liturgy, the history of biblical interpretation--particularly in the Church Fathers and the Early Medieval West--and liturgical spirituality. He lives in Baltimore, MD with his wife, an Episcopal priest, and their two delightful daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forward Movement Publications
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880284323
• ISBN 13: 9780880284325
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 325