Burns & Oates are proud to reissue Ruth Burrows' critically acclaimed work of spiritual theology, Guidelines for Mystical Prayer.
When first published in 1976, spiritual theology as reflection on spiritual experience was a growing trend; but at the same time there was a new interest in, and a return to, the classical Carmelite theology of prayer, with an effort to formulate that theology in contemporary thought categories.
Guidelines for Mystical Prayer embodies both tendencies. It offers a personal narrative, a reflection on the spiritual history of two gifted people, St Teresa and St John of the Cross; and yet it speaks clearly out of the Carmelite tradition, and in the language of today.
Strong interest in Carmelite theology of prayer and the spiritual life has continued into the present; the success of Burrows' Essence of Prayer is testament to this.
| ISBN: | 9780860124535 |
| Publication date: | 21st June 2007 |
| Author: | Ruth Burrows |
| Publisher: | Burns & Oates an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 149 pages |
| Genres: |
Prayer and prayer books Spirituality and religious experience Christian life and practice |
Burns & Oates are proud to reissue Ruth Burrows' critically acclaimed work of spiritual theology, Guidelines for Mystical Prayer.
When first published in 1976, spiritual theology as reflection on spiritual experience was a growing trend; but at the same time there was a new interest in, and a return to, the classical Carmelite theology of prayer, with an effort to formulate that theology in contemporary thought categories.
Guidelines for Mystical Prayer embodies both tendencies. It offers a personal narrative, a reflection on the spiritual history of two gifted people, St Teresa and St John of the Cross; and yet it speaks clearly out of the Carmelite tradition, and in the language of today.
Strong interest in Carmelite theology of prayer and the spiritual life has continued into the present; the success of Burrows' Essence of Prayer is testament to this.
Guidelines for Mystical Prayer features in the following genres: Prayer and prayer books, Spirituality and religious experience, Christian life and practice
Guidelines for Mystical Prayer is available in Paperback
Guidelines for Mystical Prayer was written by Ruth Burrows and published by Burns & Oates an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Guidelines for Mystical Prayer has 149 pages
£11.69