A Different Kind of Fast

Feeding Our True Hungers in Lent

Christine Valters Paintner, Kreg Yingst

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Broadleaf Books
02 January 2024

Christian worship, rites & ceremonies

"Clarify your true hungers--and nourish your soul.

Fasting is not just the physical practice of giving up food. Fasting can also be a way to combat our culture of endless distractions and busyness. Fasting is an act of letting go, of making more internal space to listen to the sacred whispers of our lives. Join Christine Valters Paintner, online abbess of Abbey of the Arts, on a spiritual journey through seven different kinds of fasts, including fasting from control, from our attachments, from our grasping, and more. When we practice these fasts, we can discover unexpected spiritual gifts, as well as answers to deeper questions, leading us to ask: ""What is my true hunger?""

Perfect for Lent, or any period when a deeper intention to clarify your true hunger is needed, A Different Kind of Fast helps us enter our hearts, stripping away old patterns and habits. Featuring striking woodcuts from artist Kreg Yingst, the book draws on the wisdom of the desert elders, Paintner offers practical contemplative practices like lectio divina, breath prayer, visio divina, meditation with desert wisdom, contemplative walks, and creative rituals. As we fast from rushing, planning, being strong, holding it all together, seeking certainty, and control, we can softly reorient ourselves toward that which nourishes and fulfills us, for the reflective Lenten season and beyond."

By: Christine Valters Paintner
Illustrated by: Kreg Yingst
Imprint: Broadleaf Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 127mm,
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9781506492117
ISBN 10: 1506492118
Pages: 237
Publication Date: 02 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christine Valters Paintner is the online abbess at Abbey of the Arts, a virtual global monastery without walls, offering retreats, classes, books, and resources to nurture contemplative practice and creative expression. A writer, artist, spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and teacher, she earned her PhD in Christian spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley and is a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant and Educator (REACE). Paintner is the author of many books, including The Artist's Rule and Breath Prayer. She and her husband, John, live on the west coast of Ireland. Kreg Yingst is an illustrator with a focus on block printing, with original works created from carved blocks of wood, linoleum, or other materials, and printed onto paper or other media. He received his BA from Trinity University in San Antonio and his MA in painting from Eastern Illinois University. His work can be found in numerous international public and private collections, including Purdue University, Indiana and Templeton Honors College, Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He lives in Pensacola, Florida.

Reviews for A Different Kind of Fast: Feeding Our True Hungers in Lent

"""Christine Valters Paintner has a wonderful gift for inviting us to meet traditional spiritual practices in new and expansive ways. A Different Kind of Fastis both a deeply nourishing revisioning of fasting and a new, beautiful, and insightful approach to the season of Lent. It's perfect for everyone, whether you are new to Lent or have a long relationship with this season of prayer."" --Carl McColman, author of The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism and Eternal Heart ""With wisdom and grace, Christine Valters Paintner unveils our deep yearning for our true home in God and offers a treasure trove of practices and guidance to nourish our souls. Reading this book is like sitting at the feet of a modern-day desert mother, who, with wisdom and care, guides us on our way. I wholeheartedly recommend A Different Kind of Fast to anyone seeking a profound Lenten experience or simply desiring to feel closer to God."" --Adam Bucko, author of Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation ""In a time when consumerist pressure weighs heavily on all of us, Christine Valters Paintner's A Different Kind of Fast asks us to consider what 'giving something up' for Lent really means. Drawing on the wisdom of the desert mothers and fathers and their contemporary descendants, this book offers readers a multisensory approach to contemplation that is sensitive, thoughtful, and inclusive."" --Kaya Oakes, author of The Defiant Middle and Radical Reinvention ""This insightful book will help open doors for spiritual directors they may not have anticipated. Highly recommended!"" --Rev. Seifu Singh-Molares, executive director, Spiritual Directors International"