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81:35 minutes (37.35 MB)There are many ways to live the Christian faith, each one distinctive-Baptist, Catholic, evangelical, Orthodox, Pentecostal, and so on. The Anglican tradition offers another way still. While it has much in common with other streams, it is characterized by what is called a sacramental way of living. This means more than having a higher theology of baptism and the Eucharist. It also makes a difference in how one thinks, prays, serves, studies, and loves. This class explores the shape of this sacramental life. It examines our liturgy (including the sacraments), the Book of Common Prayer, some Anglican history and theology, sacramental spirituality, and the meaning of confirmation.

47:36 minutes (21.79 MB)Learn from five great Pray-ers of the Christian Tradition how to enter into prayer that fosters a deeper and more intimate relationship with Christ. Teresa of Avila likens prayer to an interior castle where His Majesty lives enthroned at the very center of her heart. John of the Cross tells how the Dark Night of the Soul empties us of the world and allows us to draw closer to Jesus, the Bridegroom who is seeking us as his Beloved. Brother Lawrence shares his secret for living continually in the presence of God in the midst of a hectic daily schedule. Therese of Lisieux lays out her "little way" of childlike trust in Jesus that is available to all. For Elizabeth of the Trinity, it is the praise of God's glory that leads her straight into the heart of the Trinity.

53:46 minutes (24.62 MB)Learn from five great Pray-ers of the Christian Tradition how to enter into prayer that fosters a deeper and more intimate relationship with Christ. Teresa of Avila likens prayer to an interior castle where His Majesty lives enthroned at the very center of her heart. John of the Cross tells how the Dark Night of the Soul empties us of the world and allows us to draw closer to Jesus, the Bridegroom who is seeking us as his Beloved. Brother Lawrence shares his secret for living continually in the presence of God in the midst of a hectic daily schedule. Therese of Lisieux lays out her "little way" of childlike trust in Jesus that is available to all. For Elizabeth of the Trinity, it is the praise of God's glory that leads her straight into the heart of the Trinity.