Finall$( the corporate disciplines incorporate confession( worship( %uidance( and celebration. he outward disciplines contain si"plicit$ ( solitude( sub"ission( and ser!ice. he inward disciplines( accordin% to Foster( are "editation( pra$er( fastin%( and stud$. +e ad!ocates a nu"ber of spiritual disciplines( which he subcate%ori,es into inward( outward and corporate disciplines. Foster belie!es that the closeness to &od can be achie!ed e!en in the bus$ness of "odern life. Such a ti"e was certainl$ "ore conduci!e to ti"es of reflection as Foster de"onstrates throu%hout the book throu%h 'uotes b$ writers fro" centuries past. he di%ital a%e has brou%ht with it "an$ distractions( leadin% belie!ers awa$ fro" t i"e the$ "a$ ha!e spent in $ears %one b$ without tele!isions( without internet( without Facebook and wi tter. Superficialit$ is( of course( not )ust a proble" in a person*s e!er$ da$ life( but( in particular( in the spiritual life of the belie!er. Foster addresses the need to o!erco"e superficialit$ in our ti"e.
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