From Strength to Strength: Seven Timeless Virtues for Christian Discipleship
Ebook
The tradition of Christian spirituality offers many insights and courageous personal examples to guide contemporary disciples in following the way of Jesus. The thoughts of early Christian writers, martyrs, medieval mystics, and notable Christians from more recent centuries, have all contributed to the development and understanding of the Christian virtues contained in this book. Christian spirituality offers a practical wisdom that has been tempered by the joys and trials of past centuries, helping to form and strengthen disciples of later generations. It offers the same for our time. Each Christian virtue in this book reveals a timelessness that offers an old yet rearticulated quality for our contemporary Western world that, regrettably, tends to overlook the riches of the classical Christian tradition. Christian disciples are called to follow in the footsteps of Jesus and experience the fullness of life that he did, through interiorizing Jesus' way of relating to others. His faithfulness and openness to the love of his heavenly father enabled Jesus to fully and freely share that love with others. Examining and embracing these seven Christian virtues will help to strengthen us along our journey, as they have for countless disciples over the centuries.
“LaBelle’s From Strength to Strength is a remarkably
successful book at many levels. While composed with scholarly rigor
it is easily accessible to a wide variety of audiences. Although
not literally a ‘how-to’ manual of popular piety, it offers many
practical and helpful examples and insights for integrating the
virtues into daily life. It also combines a historical analysis of
these virtues interpreted in the light of contemporary
perspectives, disciplines, and sources. I highly recommend this
book for both those desiring to teach the virtues to others as well
as for those seeking ways to deepen these practices in their own
personal and spiritual lives.”
—John J. Markey, OP, Professor of Theology, Oblate School of
Theology
“Popular books in spirituality often lack depth in that they are
not sufficiently grounded in Scripture and in deep wells of
Christian tradition. This book is an exception. It is a wonderful
work of retrieval, one that makes ancient and forgotten secrets
come alive. Drawing on Scripture, the patristic writers, and the
medieval mystical tradition, this book reexamines through the long
arc of history seven virtues that lie at the center of Christian
discipleship so as to let them speak today with their full
richness. The book is a wonderful combination of scholarship and
bread-and-butter spirituality.”
—Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, author of The Holy Longing: The Search
for a Christian Spirituality
“LaBelle’s From Strength to Strength is a remarkably
successful book at many levels. While composed with scholarly rigor
it is easily accessible to a wide variety of audiences. Although
not literally a ‘how-to’ manual of popular piety, it offers many
practical and helpful examples and insights for integrating the
virtues into daily life. It also combines a historical analysis of
these virtues interpreted in the light of contemporary
perspectives, disciplines, and sources. I highly recommend this
book for both those desiring to teach the virtues to others as well
as for those seeking ways to deepen these practices in their own
personal and spiritual lives.”
—John J. Markey, OP, Professor of Theology, Oblate School of
Theology
“Popular books in spirituality often lack depth in that they are
not sufficiently grounded in Scripture and in deep wells of
Christian tradition. This book is an exception. It is a wonderful
work of retrieval, one that makes ancient and forgotten secrets
come alive. Drawing on Scripture, the patristic writers, and the
medieval mystical tradition, this book reexamines through the long
arc of history seven virtues that lie at the center of Christian
discipleship so as to let them speak today with their full
richness. The book is a wonderful combination of scholarship and
bread-and-butter spirituality.”
—Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, author of The Holy Longing: The Search
for a Christian Spirituality
- Title: From Strength to Strength: Seven Timeless Virtues for Christian Discipleship
- Author: Joseph T. LaBelle
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781725261457, 9781725261433, 9781725261440, 1725261456, 172526143X, 1725261448
- Resource ID: LLS:9781725261457
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T20:20:44Z
Joseph T. LaBelle, OMI, is a professor of Christian spirituality
at Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas. A Roman
Catholic missionary priest, the author has served for several years
in pastoral ministry in different regions of the United States. He
has also taught in various levels of training for students
preparing for consecrated religious life and ministry, and has
authored one book and several articles in Christian spirituality
and discipleship.