Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina

Michael Casey

Triumph Books, 1996 - Religion - 151 pages

Casey offers fascinating insights into how the prayerful experience of lectio divina can be sustained and invigorated by the techniques of sacred reading--techniques distilled from the author's deep acquaintance with the Bible and the ancient books of Western spirituality.

About the author

Michael Casey is a monk of Tarrawarra Abbey in Australia. He is a well-known retreat master and lecturer on monastic spirituality. He holds a doctorate from Melbourne College of Divinity in the areas of the life and writings of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Casey is the author of A Guide to Living in the Truth: Saint Benedict's Teaching on Humility; Fully Human, Fully Divine: An Interactive Christology; Toward God: The Ancient Wisdom of Western Prayer; and Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina
• Author: Michael Casey
• Publisher: Triumph Books, 1996
• ISBN: 0892438916, 9780892438914
• Length: 151 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Biblical Studies / General; Religion / Christian Rituals & Practice / General; Religion / Christianity / Catholic; Religion / Christianity / General; Religion / Devotional; Religion / General; Religion / Monasticism