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The aim of this selection of excerpts translated from Syriac writers, mainly on the topic of prayer, is to introduce this little known tradition of Eastern Christian spirituality to a wider audience. For the reader who is unfamiliar with this tradition the General Introduction i…
Uplifting tales from one of the most influential Arabic books of the Middle Ages0One of the most popular and influential Arabic books of the Middle Ages, 'Deliverance Follows Adversity' is an anthology of stories and anecdotes designed to console and encourage the afflicted. Reg…
Prayer and Thought in Monastic Tradition presents a chronological picture of the development of monastic thought and prayer from the early English Church (Bede, Adomnan) through to the 17th Century and William Law's religious community at King's Cliffe. Essays interactwith diffe…
A chronological picture of the development of monastic thought and prayer from the early English Church (Bede, Adomnan) through to the 17th century and William Law's religious community at King's Cliffe. Essays interact with different facets of monastic life, assessing the devel…