Celebration of Discipline

By: Richard J. Foster

Narrated by: Richard Rohan

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline has helped more than one million seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God.

Celebration of Discipline explores the "classic disciplines", or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith. Along the way, Foster shows that it is only by and through these practices that the true path to spiritual growth can be found.

Dividing the disciplines into three movements of the spirit, Foster shows how each of these areas contribute to a more balanced spiritual life. The inward disciplines of mediation, prayer, fasting, and study offer avenues of personal examination and change. The outward disciplines of simplicity, solitude, submission, and service prepare us to make the world a better place. The corporate disciplines of confession, worship, guidance, and celebration bring us nearer to one another and to God.

Foster provides a wealth of examples demonstrating how these disciplines can become part of our daily activities and how they can help us shed our superficial habits and "bring the abundance of God into our lives". He offers crucial new insights on simplicity, demonstrating how the biblical view of simplicity, properly understood and applied, brings joy and balance to our inward and outward lives and "sets us free to enjoy the provision of God as a gift that can be shared with others". The discussion of celebration, often the most neglected of the disciplines, shows its critical importance, for it stands at the heart of the way to Christ. Celebration of Discipline will help motivate Christians everywhere to embark on a journey of prayer and spiritual growth.

©1978, 1988, 1998 Richard J. Foster (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"The best modern book on Christian spirituality....No other book apart from the Bible has been so helpful to me in the nurturing of my inward journey of prayer and spiritual growth." (Ronald J. Sider, Executive Director, Evangelicals for Social Action)

Timeless spiritual insight

Would you consider the audio edition of Celebration of Discipline to be better than the print version?

No, not better but I do feel that I've enjoyed the print version more having had the audio to listen to and reinforce the print.

What about Richard Rohan’s performance did you like?

Smooth and easy to follow

Great reminder!

my men's group just went thru this book challenging each other and ourselves. ..a must read and action read!

Great perspective with biblical basis

I enjoyed the various perspectives on discipline. Especially the way the author brought them current and kept them biblical based with scripture.

A Helpful Introduction to Spiritual Disciplines

Great Complementary Book to Dallas Willard's Spirit of the Disciplines. It is full of practical helps to get you started in exercising spiritual disciplines.

Worth, listening to!

Many solid, biblical truths.
Definitely worth listening to.
A lot of good, foundational teaching.
Author is definitely well read on the subject matter.

The Glaring Lack of Spiritual Discipline

Foster has written a great book of concept and guidance. It’s not great because I agree with each point. In fact, there is much I do not really have praise for.

However, he offers instruction in spiritual discipline that has been lacking in most of the few low ships I have been committed to.

He is thought provoking and completely nails this:
The Christian life without spiritual disciplines is a counterfeit.

A must read for anyone striving for holliness

I believe I have listened to this book 4 time now. I want to become this disciple of Christ. I have purchased the hardcopy as well (twice) I gave the first one away. Please, Please read!

Excellent

Incredible perspective on how to Prato e your faith. About to listen to it for a third time. In a row. It is that good

Deep!!

I love this book , deep and direct to the point , Mr. Richard Foster is awesome!! Glory to God!!

Must-read for any Christian

Truly excellent book. Learned so much about the connection between discipline and joy. A must-read for any Christian longing to deepen their walk with Jesus and reach new levels of joy and peace in Him.