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  The Sacred Art of Fasting

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  Thomas Ryan

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  ISBN:	978-1594730788
  Год издания:	2005
  Издательство:	SkyLight Paths

  Written by a Catholic priest and author of eight other books, this is an accessible, thoughtful treatment of the common spiritual practice of fasting. For an era characterized by obesity and overindulgence, this study offers a refreshing reminder that religion invites us to temperance; as Ryan puts it, "the body tolerates a fast far better than a feast." Ryan explores both the physical and spiritual benefits of fasting with an emphasis on the religious grounds for fasting, including purification, repentance, mourning, rejoicing, self-discipline, remembering and prioritizing God, almsgiving, social solidarity and more. One of the book's…

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