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- Article: The Nature of the Self: Christian Anthropology Revisited, by David B. Perrin
- Article: Bible Study as Luminous Converting Encounter: Swiss Pietist Initiatives in 19th-Century French Canada, by Glen G. Scorgie
- Book: The 20-Minute Retreat: 18 Sessions with the Saints to Nourish Your Faith Life, by David B. Perrin
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Article: Bible Study as Luminous Converting Encounter: Swiss Pietist Initiatives in 19th-Century French Canada, by Glen G. Scorgie
In this article, the author Glen Scorgie describes how 19th century Swiss evangelical missionaries to Canada introduced a contemplative form of shared scripture reading which led to mystical experience and conversion. Here is the article’s abstract: This article examines the … Continue reading
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Review: Seventeenth-Century Lutheran Meditations and Hymns, ed. Eric Lund
In the Spring 2013 issue of Lutheran Quarterly, Mary Jane Haemig reviewed a volume of the Classics of Western Spirituality series: Seventeenth-Century Lutheran Meditations and Hymns (Paulist Press, 2011) edited by SSCS member Eric Lund. According to Haemig, “This book fills a gap by … Continue reading
