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The Practice of the Presence of God, the Glossary

The Practice of the Presence of God is a book of collected teachings of Brother Lawrence (born Nicolas Herman), a 17th-century Carmelite friar, compiled by Father Joseph de Beaufort.^[1]

Brother Lawrence

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD (c. 1614 – 12 February 1691) served as a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in Paris. The Practice of the Presence of God and brother Lawrence are Carmelite spirituality.

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Christian Classics Ethereal Library

The Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) is a digital library that provides free electronic copies of Christian scripture and literature texts.

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Christian literature

Christian literature is the literary aspect of Christian media, and it constitutes a huge body of extremely varied writing.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Discalced Carmelites

The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (Ordo Fratrum Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo) or the Order of Discalced Carmelites (Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum; abbrev.: OCD; sometimes called in earlier times, Ordo Carmelitarum Excalceatorum), is a Catholic mendicant order with roots in the eremitic tradition of the Desert Fathers. The Practice of the Presence of God and Discalced Carmelites are Carmelite spirituality and Discalced Carmelite Order.

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Divine presence

Divine presence, presence of God, Inner God, or simply presence is a concept in religion, spirituality, and theology that deals with the ability of a deity to be "present" with human beings, sometimes associated with omnipresence.

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Donald Attwater

Donald Attwater by Eric Gill, 1929, private collection. Donald Attwater (24 December 1892 – 30 January 1977) was a British Catholic author, editor and translator, and a visiting lecturer at the University of Notre Dame.

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Edward Musgrave Blaiklock

Edward Musgrave Blaiklock (6 July 1903 – 26 October 1983) was chair of classics at the University of Auckland from 1947 to 1968, and champion of Christian apologetic literature in New Zealand from the 1950s until his death in 1983.

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Friar

A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Henri Nouwen

Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (January 24, 1932 – September 21, 1996) was a Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian.

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Holy Living and Holy Dying

Holy Living and Holy Dying is the collective title of two books of Christian devotion by Jeremy Taylor. The Practice of the Presence of God and Holy Living and Holy Dying are 17th-century Christian texts, books about Christianity and Christian devotional literature.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Practice_of_the_Presence_of_God