pat loughery

Here are the books that I’m reading for the final course in my D. MIn program at Bakke Graduate University. The course title is “Rhythms of Living – Exploring Christian Spiritual Practices in Shaping Hearts of Compassion”; it’s a course in spiritual formation and spiritual practices.

Here’s the course description:

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This course immerses students in the study and application of historical and contemporary spiritual practices of the Christian faith and how these practices (including spiritual disciplines) help to shape growing hearts of compassion. Learning devotional rhythms amidst Jesus’ call to compassionate living helps build transformational leaders and communities of hospitality and inclusion. The lives of saints who have formed communities of action and contemplation will be presented as well as classics of Christian devotion. Spiritual practices are nurtured in reflective and incarnational living both individually and corporately, mindful of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit shaping us into the image of Christ and a life of grace and love. From this study students will begin the process of outlining and writing a Rhythm and Rule of Life for themselves, their families, and their faith communities.