Psalms for Praying: An Invitation to Wholeness - Hardcover

Merrill, Nan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 082640930X ISBN 13: 9780826409300

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 1997

Synopsis

A reworking of the Book of Psalms for a contemporary audience which rekindles the mystery of divine love.

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Review:

"Merrill allows the Psalms to be something new, fresh, contemporary, and yet still themselves."-Walter Wink

"The very liveliness of the Psalms causes us to want to say them in our own language. Nan Merrill has done this marvelously, and I'm grateful for this labor of integration and love."-Madeleine L'Engle

"In Nan Merrill's re-visioned Psalms, familiar words, rhythms, and conventional meanings provide new insights and intuitions for our times."-Meinrad Craighead

" [an] excellent companion for morning and evening prayer [Merrill] has retained the vigor, eloquence, and personal relationship with the Divine that is found in the Old Testament songs, while at the same time adding new insights. The result is a collection of dialogues with God that speak to modern men and women on a personal level." - Clare Boehmer ASC; Review for Religious

"Merrill has reworked the Book of Psalms in a loving, contemplative manner, which betrays none of the original vigor or essence. Rather, in a mode that is fresh and eloquent, Merrill's psalms evoke the deep sense of reverence and soul-stirring dialogue with the divine that is often eclipsed by the fear of divine wrath in the original. Highly recommended." Library Journal

About the Author:

Nan C. Merrill is the author of Psalms for Praying: An Invitation to Wholeness, which has sold 50,000 copies and is in a tenth-anniversary edition. Her widely used Meditations and Mandalas: Simple Songs for the Spiritual Life is also published by Continuum. Merrill founded the monthly newsletter Friends of Silence, served with urban parish teams, facilitated retreats, and was engaged in prison ministry for more than thirty years. She passed away in January 2010.

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 082640930X
• ISBN 13: 9780826409300
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256