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  <title><![CDATA[True Spirituality]]></title>
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  <default_description>Tyndale celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of this twentieth-century spiritual classic with a special commemorative edition featuring new foreword by Chuck Colson and introduction by Dr. Jerram Barrs, director of the Schaeffer Institute. &lt;p&gt;&lt;I&gt;True Spirituality&lt;/I&gt; is a treasure trove of wisdom for Christians trying to discover what true spirituality looks like in everyday life.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1971</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Francis A. Schaeffer]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an excellent book.  This is basically Schaeffer talking about what the Christian life is really supposed to look like.  One of the main themes that reoccurs throughout the book is the idea of dying daily to oneself.  And how this is a moment-by-moment state that our hearts and our minds must...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20757678">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Schaeffer here summarizes many of his teachings and views of Christian faith.<br/><br/>I should probably read the book again; the audiobook version either doesn't do it justice, or it needs to be read in a more meditative way.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri Jul 27 18:52:37 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 27 18:54:13 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read and liked a different Francis Schaeffer book, so I picked this one up. While it did offer the basic primer stuff I was hoping to find--core beliefs and principles, with his emphasis on ideas and the mind--I didn't always find it a joy to read.  I'm glad I read it, but I wouldn't necessarily b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3680822">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="17722882">
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  <date_added>Thu Mar 13 22:39:06 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 13 22:41:54 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[So refreshing and thick with scripture interpreting scripture then applied applied applied. Not much deep exegesis, but the message is simple, which is really really good. I need to read it again. This book requires a trust in the Scriptures. I remember finishing this book and feeling strong faith i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17722882">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the most humbling books I have ever read.  Possibly number one on my list.  Be prepared to be challenged by Schaeffer's call to true spirituality.  I loved his explanation of the differences between justification, sanctification and glorification. ]]></body>
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    <review id="144798">
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  <date_added>Fri Mar 02 16:59:28 -0800 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is considered one of his earlier works, forming his ideas about what entails &quot;spirituality&quot; and what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. It's a good read, and a shorter version of his longer unraveling of ideas in &quot;The God Who Is There&quot;.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[True Spirituality by Francis A. Schaeffer (1979)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I own a copy of this book. I let someone borrow it, now I don't know where it is. This is a book I've been wanting to read for about 5 years.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not easy going, but gives much to think about. It was the first of Schaeffer's books I read.]]></body>
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    <review id="4768315">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[some of the best thoughts on following Jesus ever written. hands down.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[All time favorite.  This one I am constantly re-reading.]]></body>
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    <review id="8506047">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of those books all Christians ought to read!]]></body>
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    <review id="175147">
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    <body><![CDATA[i think i need to re-read it after im done.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[good book, insightful ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 13 10:42:23 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great Book!]]></body>
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