We can be the answer to a hollow world through the “classical disciplines” 2 (p. He encourages them to become deep people. THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES: DOOR TO LIBERATIONįoster says the problem spiritual people have is superficiality. To answer that, I will look at Celebration one chapter at a time, with each heading corresponding to its respective chapter title in Celebration. The question is whether the practices which Foster promotes are Biblical.

He discusses many things under each category. There is an introduction followed by sections describing inward disciplines, outward disciplines, and corporate disciplines. Foster derives his methods of practicing spiritual disciplines mostly from ancient Catholic mystics.Ĭelebration is organized into four parts. However, the Biblical record about spiritual disciplines is a bit different from what is offered by Foster. Spiritual disciplines are something every Christian should practice. In that context Paul was stressing being disciplined and intentional in serving the Lord. In addition, who can argue that discipline or spiritual disciplines are not important to living the Christian life? The Apostle Paul said that he buffeted his body to make it his slave (1 Cor 9:27). The book is written in an engaging style.

This is a review of the fortieth anniversary edition published in 2018. Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth 1 was first published in 1978 with subsequent versions published in 1988, 1989, and 2018. Foster has written numerous books and is founder of Renovaré, a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to promoting spiritual formation through the use of spiritual disciplines.

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