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Essence of Prayer: Foreword by Sister Wendy Beckett
Ruth Burrows
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Description for Essence of Prayer: Foreword by Sister Wendy Beckett
paperback. Prayer is a word we take for granted. Ought we to do so? What do we mean by prayer? What does the word mean in the Christian context? This book addresses such questions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308. 224 pages. Prayer is a word we take for granted. Ought we to do so? What do we mean by prayer? What does the word mean in the Christian context? This book addresses such questions. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRCR1. Dimension: 223 x 160 x 17. Weight: 298.
Prayer is a word we take for granted, but what do we mean by prayer?
Almost always when we talk about prayer we refer to something we DO. But Burrows argues that our Christian knowledge assures us that prayer is essentially what God DOES.
And what God is doing for us is giving us the Divine Self in love. This is the vision of a contemplative nun who contradicts the heresy of so much modern spiritual writing. The growing fascination in the contemplative and monastic life is evidence of the profound appeal of this approach.
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Product Details
Publisher
Burns & Oates
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780860124252
SKU
V9780860124252
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99-50
About Ruth Burrows
Ruth Burrows is a Carmelite Nun from Quidenham in Norfolk, UK. She is the author of a number of bestselling books including Guidelines for Mystical Prayer and Essence of Prayer.
Reviews for Essence of Prayer: Foreword by Sister Wendy Beckett
...a genuine attempt to introduce the theory and practice of prayer to the uninitiated, in language that is accessible to all men and women.
Mount Carmel
The book has been written by one who clearly lives every word she writes...Ruth Burrows...writes with authority - and it shows! I especially appreciate how in this volume great care has been ... Read more
Mount Carmel
The book has been written by one who clearly lives every word she writes...Ruth Burrows...writes with authority - and it shows! I especially appreciate how in this volume great care has been ... Read more