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The Disciplines of the Christian Life
by
Eric Liddell
Eric Henry Liddell was a Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary. He is perhaps most well known as the subject of the Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire, which depicted his experiences training and racing in the Olympics and the religious convictions that influenced him. In his book about spiritual disciplines, he outlines his own pattern f...more
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September 15th 2011
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This review first appeared on my blog, Jacob's Café (jacobscafe.blogspot.com).
Many people know Eric Liddell from the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire. What many people don't know is he also gave up the life of an athlete to be an overseas missionary.
In the short, The Disciplines of the Christian Life, Liddell presents a fundamental (not to be confused with fundamentalist) theology and encouragements for basic spiritual disciplines. I was impressed with his knowledge of biblical scholarship and his...more
Many people know Eric Liddell from the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire. What many people don't know is he also gave up the life of an athlete to be an overseas missionary.
In the short, The Disciplines of the Christian Life, Liddell presents a fundamental (not to be confused with fundamentalist) theology and encouragements for basic spiritual disciplines. I was impressed with his knowledge of biblical scholarship and his...more
Eric Liddell was the Olympic track champion who, in 1924, refused to race on a Sunday, but who later set a world record in the 400m. His life inspired the movie “Chariots of Fire.” Liddell was also a passionate follower of Jesus Christ who served as a missionary in China until his death during World War II.
In The Disciplines of the Christian Life, Liddell shares some of the basic knowledge and practices that should be present in the life of a believer in order for that person to grow.
ON the p...more
In The Disciplines of the Christian Life, Liddell shares some of the basic knowledge and practices that should be present in the life of a believer in order for that person to grow.
ON the p...more
It was not what I was expecting, but I was not disappointed. I was expecting something along the lines of Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard J. Foster (discussions of things like prayer, study, solitude, etc.). Instead, it was a good book about basic Christian beliefs, with each month covering a different topic. Since I listened to the audiobook, I'm not sure how each chapter/month is formatted; from the audiobook, it didn't seem to be broken down further into rea...more
A book(let) on developing the devotional life, by well-known runner and missionary Eric Liddell. Yes, the Chariots of Fire guy.
Liddell is best known for two things: refusing to run on a Sunday in the 1924 Paris Olympics, and for moving to China to be a missionary. His willingness to obey his conscience at great cost to himself is admirable, and should be noted (and emulated) by modern Christians, myself included, who are far too willing to compromise conscience for the save of preserving or att...more
Liddell is best known for two things: refusing to run on a Sunday in the 1924 Paris Olympics, and for moving to China to be a missionary. His willingness to obey his conscience at great cost to himself is admirable, and should be noted (and emulated) by modern Christians, myself included, who are far too willing to compromise conscience for the save of preserving or att...more
What happens when you take a well known athlete turned missionary, bleeding integrity and holiness writing a book. This could never get published by anyone who wasn't already famous. However how sweet it is that it was published for us to read. This is really the miscellaneous thoughts on discipleship written by a extremely Godly man who extensively quotes from author's he loves and shares life lessons, and gives extremely to the point detailed direction throughout. Nothing keeps this book toget...more
Dec 10, 2009
Trice
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I found some info on and some of the contents of this book online here:
http://mkwalters.wordpress.com/catego...
due to it being out of print.
It sounds more like a devotional guide than a faith exploration. I was wondering if it would be something in the vein of Bonhoeffer's Cost of Discipleship, but from the little I've found online it seems like it isn't.
I still haven't seen the book in person though, so if anyone knows more about it, please share. :)
http://mkwalters.wordpress.com/catego...
due to it being out of print.
It sounds more like a devotional guide than a faith exploration. I was wondering if it would be something in the vein of Bonhoeffer's Cost of Discipleship, but from the little I've found online it seems like it isn't.
I still haven't seen the book in person though, so if anyone knows more about it, please share. :)
This book is more of a devotional for the months of the year, but I read it in one stretch. Lots of information, and much is lost approaching it the way I did. It would be better to read as it was intended and go back from time to time, as the author suggested. A good book by a fellow who walked the walk.
A name best known for winning Gold in the Olympics and being the focus of the movie "Chariots of Fire". However, he would want to be remembered for something far different. I didn't know this book even was in existence and I'm SO GLAD I found it
Very enjoyable read! Some challenging thoughts and some very basic reminders of how a Christian Life should be structured.
really want to know more about Liddell's faith
Apr 23, 2013
Patrick
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