Mansions of the Heart: Exploring Seven Stages of Spiritual Growth
A roadmap for spiritual formation
In Mansions of the Heart, author R. Thomas Ashbrook begins with his personal story of frustration and confusion while serving as a pastor of the church. He tells of discovering a new path of spiritual transformation and offers seekers a way to move forward on their own spiritual paths.
Written for anyone who wants to develop a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God, Mansions of the Heart offers a step-by-step guide through a spiritual-formation road map based on Teresa of Avila's seven mansions. This spiritual classic reveals various phases of spiritual formation, for which Ashbrook offers a personal guide to spiritual transformation. Mansions debunks commonly held myths that lead to spiritual dead ends and describes a clear pathway to a deepening love relationship with God. The book also offers church leaders a process for helping people in their faith communities grow as disciples of Christ.
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9781506454856
- eBook ISBN 9781506454863
- Dimensions 6 x 9
- Pages 284
- Publication Date January 1, 2019
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Is This All there is?
2 Common Myths that Lead Down Dead-End Roads
3 Your Journey into the Love of God
4 New Beginnings: The First Mansion
5 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Second Mansion
6 Following Jesus: The Third Mansion
7 Discerning the Love of Jesus: The Fourth Mansion
8 Longing for Oneness with God: The Fifth Mansion
9 The Long Dark Corridor: The Dark Nights of the Soul
10 The Passion of God’s Love: The Sixth Mansion
11 A Life of Love in the Trinity: The Seventh Mansion
12 Your Unique Journey
13 Spiritual Formation and the Church
14 Our Call to Action
Notes
The Author
Index
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