Andrew Rudd

Praise for 'The Quiet Path'

The combination of the beauty of the book as a material object, the accessibility of the text and the inspiration of the mini pilgrimages we can actually or imaginatively walk via the reflections, poetry and practices make The Quiet Path a precious item to have alongside as we travel onward on our inner and outer journey.

Susan Daniell, Retreats 2025

The slim book of reflections, poetry, and spiritual practices invites meditative processes through internal and external wayfaring which, as Rudd says, start “exactly where you are”… The readings also lend themselves to profound beginnings or endings of direction, supervision, and formation sessions, or prompts for discussion or journaling… Change begins with a footstep, one centering and intentional movement toward light and love. Upon reading Rudd’s The Quiet Path: Contemplative Practices for Daily Life, it is evident that those first few valuable steps are given new meaning and purpose when taken on the quiet path.

Monique CM Keffer, Presence (SDI, Dec.2024)

This book is one to keep readily available and to dip into in a quiet moment. The author leads us along paths of meditation through prose, poetry and illustration. He maintains that the practices of awareness, presence and stillness will lead us to live life more fully and to find an inner peace which so often eludes us. Having been recently bereaved I found this book a great comfort, especially the chapters on journalling.

Laura Hillman, Transforming Ministry Magazine. January 2025

‘a beautiful book of quiet wisdom … it will help those who read it encounter what it means to be human, to be open and alive, to inhabit a present surrounded by miracles: what it means to love.’

Richard Carter, author of The City is My Monastery

Andrew Rudd has written a book of quiet treasures for pilgrims old and new. In poetry, story and prayer, he invites us into a deeper pilgrimage that surprises, comforts and refreshes.

Rachel Mann, priest, poet and writer

This beautiful book, packed with wonder and delight …leads us quietly away from the noise and the bustle … towards belonging and a place where we are at home, and always towards God.

Trevor Dennis, author of The Book of Books

Andrew Rudd’s ‘short walks to quiet places’ stimulate us to undertake our own journeys: on the page, in our imaginations, along paths both well-trodden and unfamiliar. His writing transports us from the everyday into new discoveries of wonder and delight.

Professor Elaine Graham FBA

Poems are always a path leading inwards. For Andrew Rudd they punctuate a thoughtful journey, both real and imagined. On his quiet path, poems are signposts reminding us to pay attention; to notice the landscape that shapes us, and the shape of our inner landscape.

Jo Bell, Poet