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Celtic Way of Prayer : The Recovery of the Religious Imagination by Esther De Waal (1999, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherDoubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-100385493746
ISBN-139780385493741
eBay Product ID (ePID)347208

Product Key Features

Book TitleCeltic Way of Prayer : the Recovery of the Religious Imagination
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicCeltic Spirituality, Inspirational, Europe / Western, Prayer, Prayerbooks / General
GenreReligion, Body, Mind & Spirit, History
AuthorEsther De Waal
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10.3 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width5.6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"In what will undoubtedly be a classic on Celtic spirituality and prayer, Esther de Waal leads her readers to a rediscovery of the beauty and richness of the Celtic way of life." --Rosemary Rader, OSB "What Esther has written is superb, because the combination of Esther's own spirituality and early Celtic spirituality is bound to be superb...I have read every word slowly, carefully, enjoying, being nourished. It isn't just that Celtic spirituality with its loving immediacy is appealing, it is that it is necessary at this time of violence and indifference and greed in the Western world. It can, indeed, be our salvation." --Madeleine L'Engle "Esther de Waal's unique contribution to Celtic Christian studies is that she is never outside her subject. Her constant ability to apply the life of those earlier centuries to her own devotional life makes it possible for those of us who read her to encounter those people in such a way that their Christian journey can become food and drink for us in the hunger and thirst of our own century." --Herbert O'Driscoll, author ofA Doorway in Time "A rich tapestry of learning, personal experience of prayer, empathy with monastic endeavor and a real understanding of what inspiration is needed by so many of the laity also in their journey of Christian prayer today." --Patrick Barry, OSB, Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey, "In what will undoubtedly be a classic on Celtic spirituality and prayer, Esther de Waal leads her readers to a rediscovery of the beauty and richness of the Celtic way of life." --Rosemary Rader, OSB "What Esther has written is superb, because the combination of Esther's own spirituality and early Celtic spirituality is bound to be superb...I have read every word slowly, carefully, enjoying, being nourished. It isn't just that Celtic spirituality with its loving immediacy is appealing, it is that it is necessary at this time of violence and indifference and greed in the Western world. It can, indeed, be our salvation." --Madeleine L'Engle "Esther de Waal's unique contribution to Celtic Christian studies is that she is never outside her subject. Her constant ability to apply the life of those earlier centuries to her own devotional life makes it possible for those of us who read her to encounter those people in such a way that their Christian journey can become food and drink for us in the hunger and thirst of our own century." --Herbert O'Driscoll, author ofA Doorway in Time "A rich tapestry of learning, personal experience of prayer, empathy with monastic endeavor and a real understanding of what inspiration is needed by so many of the laity also in their journey of Christian prayer today." --Patrick Barry, OSB, Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey From the Trade Paperback edition., "In what will undoubtedly be a classic on Celtic spirituality and prayer, Esther de Waal leads her readers to a rediscovery of the beauty and richness of the Celtic way of life." --Rosemary Rader, OSB "What Esther has written is superb, because the combination of Esther's own spirituality and early Celtic spirituality is bound to be superb...I have read every word slowly, carefully, enjoying, being nourished. It isn't just that Celtic spirituality with its loving immediacy is appealing, it is that it is necessary at this time of violence and indifference and greed in the Western world. It can, indeed, be our salvation." --Madeleine L'Engle "Esther de Waal's unique contribution to Celtic Christian studies is that she is never outside her subject. Her constant ability to apply the life of those earlier centuries to her own devotional life makes it possible for those of us who read her to encounter those people in such a way that their Christian journey can become food and drink for us in the hunger and thirst of our own century." --Herbert O'Driscoll, author of A Doorway in Time "A rich tapestry of learning, personal experience of prayer, empathy with monastic endeavor and a real understanding of what inspiration is needed by so many of the laity also in their journey of Christian prayer today." --Patrick Barry, OSB, Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey
Dewey Decimal242.2
SynopsisEsther de Waal, one of Celtic Christianity's preeminent scholars, shows how this tradition of worship draws on both the pre-Christian past and on the fullness of the Gospel. It is also an enlightening glimpse at the history, folklore, and liturgy of the Celtic people. Esther de Waal introduces readers to monastic prayer and praise (the foundation stone of Celtic Christianity), early Irish litanies, medieval Welsh praise poems, and the wealth of blessings derived from an oral tradition that made prayer a part of daily life. Through this invigorating book, readers enter a world in which ritual and rhythm, nature and seasons, images and symbols play an essential role. A welcome contrast to modern worship, Celtic prayer is liberating and, like a living spring, forever fresh.