Synopsis
Ruth Burrows is a Carmelite nun, and the author of three outstanding books on prayer - Essence of Prayer, Guidelines for Mystical Prayer and Interior Castle Explored (all published by Continuum). This book is her autobiography - the account of a life empty of outward incident after her early years, but rich with her own spiritual growth. She writes of the Christian's relationship with others and with God, of prayer, of the life of the Spirit. She presents these ideals in no abstract way, but in the intimately personal terms of one individual's- her own- struggle to live them to the full.
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This reissue of a favourite autobiography is welcome for its sharp self-awareness. --The Tablet, September 2009.
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Ruth Burrows is a Carmelite Nun from Quidenham in Norfolk. She is the author of a number of bestselling books including Guidelines for Mystical Prayer, and Essence of Prayer.
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Before the Living God (FIRST AMERICAN EDITION)
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Dimension Books, Denville, New Jersey, 1981
ISBN 10: 0871931559
ISBN 13: 9780871931559
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used FIRST AMERICAN EDITION (stated)! Extremely scarce and hard-to-find copy! Brown and white pictorial wrapper with tan and brown lettering. 118 very clean unmarked and uncreased inspirational and spiritual pages! Very very rare and out-of-print FIRST AMERICAN EDITION (stated)! "This book is the autobiography of a contemplative Carmelite nun and author of outstanding books on prayer. It is an account of a life empty of outward incident after her early years, but rich with her own spiritual growth. She writes of the Christian's relationship with others and with God, of prayer, of the life of the Spirit. She writes of these ideals not in an abstract way, but in the intensely personal terms of one person's--her own--struggle to live them to the full." (FIRST AMERICAN EDITION). Seller Inventory # 050213