Spiritual Friendship: Learning to Be Friends with God and One Another

Introduction

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How Should I Read Spiritual Friendship ? For a variety of suggestions on how to read this spiritual classic with a group of friends see the appendix entitled “A Letter to God’s Friends and Fellow Warriors on Why We Read the Sacred Roots Spiritual Classics Together.” Specifically, for this volume you might consider reading the book over ten weeks (or ten meetings). If you do so, here is how I recommend dividing the reading.

Week

Section to Read before Meeting with Your Friends

“A Letter to God’s Friends and FellowWarriors onWhy We Read the Sacred Roots Spiritual Classics Together” (in Resources for Application)

Week 1

Introduction to Spiritual Friendship Week 2 Chapter 1 and Discussion Questions Week 3 Chapter 2 and Discussion Questions Week 4 Chapter 3 and Discussion Questions Week 5 Chapter 4 and Discussion Questions Week 6 Chapter 5 and Discussion Questions Week 7 Chapter 6 and Discussion Questions Week 8 Chapter 7 and Discussion Questions Week 9 Chapter 8 and Discussion Questions

Afterword

Week 10

“Soul Work and Soul Care: Learning to Make Spiritual Friendship a Fine Art” (in Resources for Application)