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Letters to Jacob: Mostly about Prayer
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Books > Spirituality > Classics
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| Author/Artist: |
FATHER JOHN- JULIAN OJN |
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9781612616865 |
| Publisher: |
Paraclete Press |
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PAPERBACK |
| Price: |
AU$16.95 |
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The author, Father John-Julian, is a hermit of the Order of Julian of Norwich (OJN). He shares his insights into prayer, contemplation and ascetical theology.
Father John-Julian favors the contemplative tradition; however he also describes the proper orientation to prayer in general.
Along the way, John Julian identifies the various ‘veils’ which impede the development of still prayer. These include:our emotions, boredom, our frenetic activity, expectations, obscurity which sees God as ‘extrinsic to us,’ methodology, ignorance, consciousness of sin, romance, the mistaken notion of spiritual privacy, projection, an over-literalness, and a desire for practicality. John-Julian draws heavily on Julian of Norwich (for which his order is named), and the English Mystical tradition (i.e. The Cloud of Unknowing) He is gently critical of charismatic, and evangelical traditions that are overly pragmatic and individualistic.
I recommend this book for those who desire to grow in their prayer life (if there is no desire, you probably aren’t ready for this). Father John-Julian is a wise guide, and I find this short book one of the best contemporary summaries of contemplative prayer.
James Matichuk |
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