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Author Laird, M. S. (Martin S.)

Title Into the silent land [electronic resource] : a guide to the Christian practice of contemplation / Martin Laird.

Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xi, 154 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-154).
Contents Parting the veil : the illusion of separation from God -- The wild hawk of the mind -- The body's call to prayer -- The three doorways of the present moment : the way of the prayer word -- The riddles of distraction -- From victim to witness : practicing with affliction -- The liturgy of our wounds : temptation, humility and failure -- Epilogue : who am I? : a tale of monastic failure.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Contemplation.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0195307607 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780195307603

 
    
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