| Steps in a Large Room Contributor(s): Holdsworth, Christopher (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0901689769 ISBN-13: 9780901689764 Publisher: Quaker Press OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2007 Annotation: Starting from outward things, like stability, humility, obedience, and the regular attendance at public worship, the author moves towards the other side of what the monastic tradition calls the exploration of the heart, which he calls inner space: namely attentive reading of the Bible and prayer. (Christian) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Quaker |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5" W x 8" (0.22 lbs) 84 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Christopher Holdsworth's own experience led him to become interested in the monastic tradition, and to spend much of his life in learning more about it as a mediaeval historian. In this book he presents aspects of that tradition which may be useful for Quakers. Starting from outward things, like stability, humility, obedience and the regular attendance at public worship, the author moves towards other sides of what the tradition calls the exploration of the heart, which he calls inner space: namely attentive reading of the Bible, and prayer. 'We, like Benedict's monks, need to let the whole of ourselves be irradiated with the Spirit, so that, in George Fox's memorable phrase, our lives preach.' |