4. In the book, Foster states that something happens to people when they think they have become "the right kind of person". What is it that happens to people?

5. What does the author say people should be careful to prevent from taking over their lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when people truly pray, according to Foster?

2. Christian belief states that the most important prayers must focus on what?

3. What is the discipline of study focused on, according to Foster?

4. How is Newburg Friends Church characterized?

5. Foster writes that the main difference between Christian and Eastern forms of meditation is what?

6. Based on what Foster writes, how is meditation different from reading the scriptures?

7. What elements does a person need to consider in order to prepare for meditation, according to "The Discipline of Meditation"?

8. What two characteristics does fasting need to be, according to Foster?

9. What is the difference between spiritual and modern fasting, as described in "The Discipline of Fasting"?

10. What role does Bill Cathers play in the Introduction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is simplicity explored and conveyed in Foster's work? Why do you think Foster wrote about it in this way?

Essay Topic 2

Summarize the incident in which Jesus' disciples are taught how to pray. Why would Foster include this scene in his book?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the difference between denotation and connotation. How does this relate to the word "submission" in terms of Foster's book?

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