The pieces in this volume are taken from all religions and traditions with the purpose of providing material for prayer and meditation. They are arranged in seven sections following the Canonical Hours of the Chruch: Matins, Prime, Tierce, Sext, Nones, Vespers and Compline. Each section gathers poems and prose according to theme and mood and suiting the hours of the day.
Sources include Herbert, Hopkins, Donne, Christina Rossetti, Cowper, St Anselm, Cardinal Newman, Bunyan, Blake, Bonhoeffer, Emily Dickinson, Herrick, Wesley, Mother Theresa, Tennyson, Spenser, Simone Weil, Kierkegaard, St Francis, the Book of Common Prayer, the Bhagavad Gita, Buddhist Scriptures, the Dead Sea Scrolls.
| ISBN: | 9781857157253 |
| Publication date: | 26th October 1995 |
| Author: | Peter Washington |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 255 pages |
| Series: | Everyman's Library Pocket Poets |
| Genres: |
Prayers and liturgical material |
The pieces in this volume are taken from all religions and traditions with the purpose of providing material for prayer and meditation. They are arranged in seven sections following the Canonical Hours of the Chruch: Matins, Prime, Tierce, Sext, Nones, Vespers and Compline.
Prayers & Meditations features in the following genres: Prayers and liturgical material
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Prayers & Meditations was written by Peter Washington and published by Everyman
Prayers & Meditations has 255 pages
Yes it is part of Everyman's Library Pocket Poets series
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