Knowing God Intimately Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism, and Justice

Praise for The God of Intimacy and Action "I am most pleased by this teaming of Tony Campolo and Mary Albert Darling on a subject so vital to spiritual formation. Tony is known for his deep social activism; Mary for her deep spiritual intimacy. Of course these two realities go hand-in-hand, like a bow and an arrow or a lock and a key. Part of the charm of The God of Intimacy and Action is watching Tony and Mary respecting each other, challenging each other, learning from each other. I know both Tony and Mary personally and can testify to the genuineness of their search for spiritual wholeness. It is a search that always holds in creative tension a profound intimacy with God through Christ with a vigorous engagement in the social realities of our day." -Richard J. Foster, author, Celebration of Discipline"There was a time when those who most passionately pursued intimacy with God in their souls were the same folk who most impatiently worked for justice in the streets. They were called prophets. Sometimes saints. Tony and Mary ask: a?Why not you and me'a?" -John Ortberg, pastor, Menolo Park Presbyterian Church"Darling and Campolo sift through the dirt of Christendom and uncover the precious treasures of our faith. In these pages, the mystics remind us that Christianity is less of a theory and more of a romance. May they awaken each of us with the ancient whisper that St. Francis heard in Assisi, a?Repair my Church which is in ruins.a? [And may those repairs continue . . . In us.]" -Shane Claiborne, founding member of The Simple Way community; author, The Irresistible Revolution; and recovering sinner"This book is a premiere example of the wonderful convergence that is taking place between the many streams of Christianity: mystical, political, contemplative, biblical, and evangelical-in the best sense of all those terms. Grow with Tony Campolo and Mary Albert Darling in the fullness of Christ." -Fr. Richard Rohr, O.F.M., Center for Action and Contemplation, Albuquerque, New MexicoCampolo, Tony is the author of 'Knowing God Intimately Reconnecting Ancient Spiritual Practices, Evangelism, and Justice', published 2007 under ISBN 9780787987411 and ISBN 0787987417.