Sister Wendy on Prayer | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780826483898 | Sister Wendy on Prayer | Biographical Introduction by David Willcock

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Beschreibung

Sister Wendy, who has been dedicated to a life of prayer for more than half a century, has always resisted writing a book on the subject. Her reasons mix humility with a conviction that prayer is simple: books about prayer can be a dangerous distraction. Yet, when she does speak about prayer, often in response to the questions of ordinary people, she does so with an eloquence that speaks directly to her hearers in ways that make practical sense.

Now, in her older age, Sister Wendy is willing to set down some of what she has learnt over a lifetime in a series of meditations. The format of the book is deliberately non-linear: where prayer is concerned, Sister Wendy says, it is simply a matter of trying to turn to God as honestly as the person you are in the circumstances you find yourself in.

Her co-author, David Willcock, who has worked with Sister Wendy for many years producing her television programmes, adds to her text a biographical sketch about being a nun and at the same time one of the art world's most acute and revered commentators and a TV personality.

Illustrating this unique book are a dozen pieces of artwork: no book by Sister Wendy would be complete without this dimension.

Über den Autor

Sister Wendy became a nun at the age of 16, went on to live for nearly 20 years as a hermit, and then was exposed to the world in a successful television career as the 'art nun'. She was the author of over 20 books with art as the main theme. In her later years she led a cloistered life, devoted to prayer. She died in December 2018.

Zusammenfassung

A book of profound spirituality, yet accessible to a broad audience of believers and non-believers alike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Sister Wendy

Biographical introduction - David Willcock

Section 1 'The Practice of Prayer'

Prayer and humanity

Your unique prayer

Simple prayer

Practical prayer

Prayer in life

Silence

Prayer will never get in the way

Prayer and wholeness

The Our Father

Levels of prayer

Perseverance

Providence

The name of Jesus

Does prayer 'work'?

Suffering

Tiepolo's 'St Agatha'

Prayer requests

Section 2 'Prayer and Belief'

Do you need religion?

The Sacrament

The Scriptures

The Crucifixion - El Greco

Don't talk, do

'God'

Art and Prayer

Icon of Mother and Child Belief and understanding

Why aren't Christians better people?

We know that the world is not right

Admirable atheists

Choice not feelings

Doubts

No reward for prayer

Section 3 'Prayer and Personality'

Confucius and prayer

The fulness of life

Humility

Being human

Prayer and sin

Self-deception

Helplessness

Guilt

Reconciliation

Forgiveness

Deadly sins

Virtue

Passion

Faith

Hope

Peace

Peace II

Penance

Holiness

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2007
Genre:	Religion & Theologie
Religion:	Christentum
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780826483898
ISBN-10:	0826483895
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Beckett, Sr Sister Wendy
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	213 x 176 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	Sr Sister Wendy Beckett
Erscheinungsdatum:	13.09.2007
Gewicht:	0,332 kg

Artikel-ID: 126862240