Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition

Boersma, Hans

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2023 Credo Magazine Book Awards Winner, Theological Retrieval


Holy Scripture requires holy reading.

  • Encounter an ancient but fresh way of reading the Bible.
  • Learn from Augustine, Anselm of Canterbury, Bernard of Clairvaux, and others.
  • Experience a structured and attentive way to focus on Christ, listen to the Spirit, and rest in God's love.


Christians read Scripture to encounter Christ and be conformed to his image. Jesus is the point of reading the Bible. But Scripture is no mere human text; it is God's living word. So how should we read it?

For Christians throughout the centuries, the answer has been lectio divina--"divine reading." Lectio divina is a sacramental reading. It aims to take us more deeply into the life of God. Through practicing the four movements of lectio divina--attentive reading, extended meditation, prayerful reflection, and silent resting--we focus on Christ, listen to the Spirit, and rest in God's love. We no longer simply read the words of Scripture; instead, we read the face of God in the eternal Word.

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  • Cover Type
    Hardcover
  • ISBN
    9781683596776
  • Page Count
    280
  • Publisher
    Lexham Press
  • Publication Date
    April 2023

Endorsements (3)

“This book is a work of spiritual instruction by one of the true spiritual masters of our time.”

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Matthew Levering

James N. Jr. and Mary D. Perry Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary

“The early and medieval church knew that reading the Bible meant being entered into as much as entering the text. Boersma reacquaints us with the dangers and costs as well as the fruits of divine reading.”

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Jessica Hooten-Wilson

visiting scholar at Pepperdine University; author, The Scandal of Holiness

“Love for Christ flies off every page. With gentle profundity, Hans Boersma guides his reader through the healing process of lectio divina with the skill of a master, a master wounded by the arrow of the Master of all.”

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Alexis Torrance

associate professor and Archbishop Demetrios College Chair of Byzantine Theology, University of Notre Dame

About the Author

Hans Boersma is the Saint Benedict Servants of Christ Chair in Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House in Wisconsin, a priest in the Anglican Church in North America, and the author of numerous books including Seeing God, Heavenly Participation, and Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars Knew.
Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition - Boersma, Hans - 9781683596776
Lexham Press

Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition

$18.81 $22.99

2023 Credo Magazine Book Awards Winner, Theological Retrieval


Holy Scripture requires holy reading.


Christians read Scripture to encounter Christ and be conformed to his image. Jesus is the point of reading the Bible. But Scripture is no mere human text; it is God's living word. So how should we read it?

For Christians throughout the centuries, the answer has been lectio divina--"divine reading." Lectio divina is a sacramental reading. It aims to take us more deeply into the life of God. Through practicing the four movements of lectio divina--attentive reading, extended meditation, prayerful reflection, and silent resting--we focus on Christ, listen to the Spirit, and rest in God's love. We no longer simply read the words of Scripture; instead, we read the face of God in the eternal Word.

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