Heart of Creation, 9781853118487
Paperback
This simple, practical guide to ‘pure prayer’ teaches that we should give God freedom to be himself in our hearts without controlling him with words and images. This is a nourishing, life-giving stream of hope and refreshment.

Heart of Creation

meditation - a way of setting god free in the world

$46.85

  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    31 October 2007

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Summary

We take it for granted that aspects of monastic life can sustain our daily lives in the world, but we owe this understanding to John Main, a Benedictine monk who pioneered the idea that the desert tradition of meditative or contemplative prayer, which had largely been forgotten in the West, was for all Christians.At his monastery in London, he started teaching this way of prayer to lay groups and a network of meditation groups came into being, quickly spreading throughout the world and renewi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781853118487
ISBN-10:1853118486
Author:John Main, Laurence Freeman
Publisher:Canterbury Press Norwich
Imprint:Canterbury Press Norwich
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:31 October 2007
Weight:10g
Dimensions:216mm x 135mm x 145mm
About The Author

John Main

JOHN MAIN became a Benedictine monk after diplomatic service in the Far East, and teaching law at Trinity College, Dublin. He founded an open Benedictine community in Montreal from which sprang the World Community for Christian Meditation, a worldwide spiritual family linked through the daily practice of meditation, operating in 114 countries and with 100,000 members worldwide.

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