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Fragile Mystics: Reclaiming a Prayerful Life
Magdalen Smith
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Description for Fragile Mystics: Reclaiming a Prayerful Life
Paperback. Reworks traditional concepts of prayer and gives them a contemporary 'spin'. Each chapter has a short, sharp contemporary title, with a further subtitle to unpack the content, and ends with ideas for both individuals and leaders on how to put the concept under discussion into practice. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRCR1; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
Fragile Mystics reworks traditional concepts of prayer and gives them a contemporary ‘spin’. Like Steel Angels, it draws on the author’s own experience as a Christian priest and offers illustrations from the world of visual arts, film and contemporary culture. It includes some biblical examples, and connects present day yearnings and wrestling’s as a ‘person who wants to pray better’ with those of the mystics and holy people from the Christian past. It is about ‘reclaiming’ and transforming our inner spaces so that we have a renewed and hopeful approach to life and ministry. Each chapter has a short, ... Read more
Fragile Mystics reworks traditional concepts of prayer and gives them a contemporary ‘spin’. Like Steel Angels, it draws on the author’s own experience as a Christian priest and offers illustrations from the world of visual arts, film and contemporary culture. It includes some biblical examples, and connects present day yearnings and wrestling’s as a ‘person who wants to pray better’ with those of the mystics and holy people from the Christian past. It is about ‘reclaiming’ and transforming our inner spaces so that we have a renewed and hopeful approach to life and ministry. Each chapter has a short, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780281073849
SKU
V9780281073849
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-17
About Magdalen Smith
Magdalen Smith is Diocesan Director of Ordinands for the Diocese of Chester. She is a retreat leader and spiritual director. She has a background in the visual arts and is interested in the dialogue between faith and contemporary culture.
Reviews for Fragile Mystics: Reclaiming a Prayerful Life
· Praise for Steel Angels (SPCK, 2014): An excellent contribution to the discernment canon . . . [Smith’s] beautifully written book offers many delights. Her capacity for taking the mundane and finding an illuminating illustration from scripture, literature, the visual arts of popular culture ensures that there is no dryness of approach. ... Read more