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Indlæser... A Monk's Alphabet: Moments of Stillness in a Turning World (2006)af Jeremy Driscoll
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Brilliantly written. Father Driscoll is a friend of a friend. I simply love his writing. ( ) It was good. The segments were rather like poems in that they were thoughtful reflections. Some of the reflections were outstanding - Faith, Risks, Vocation. A good book for daily use. I felt as if I shared some time with this man, as if we were doing some kind of manual work side by side, and these topics came up during the break and left me thinking about them for the day. This book is wonderfully written and an honest outlook from a human about his surroundings in relation to God. The book consists of short prose, essays that's no more than about 300 words started with a particular word. These entries are sorted alphabetically, hence the title "A Monk's Alphabet". The entries are not sugar coated, only to reflect a "good faith" but also reflects the human moments of doubt, and questions to God. These entries inspires me to also take a look at the world around me and also my life...better appreciating the beauty and God's presence in them. This is an absolutely beautiful little "miscellany" book of essays of varying lengths on a variety of topics arranged alphabetically. Many of the short essays could also be used as meditations on contemporary life. Written by a monk who spends half the year in rural solitude and the other half in bustling Italy. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
From the time of the desert fathers to our own "post-Christian" age, the literature of monastic wisdom has provided inspiration for those of us who lead ordinary lives in the world. Father Jeremy Driscoll, a poet and theologian who is also a Benedictine monk, brings the genre into the twenty-first century with this exquisitely written collection of reflections on life from a monastic perspective. Whether reflecting on the details of the cloistered life, or observing the weirdness of American culture, explaining a fine point of Catholic theology to a child, or meditating on the flight of a seagull over the glittering ocean at sunrise, Fr. Jeremy's voice both enchants and provokes us to further contemplation. The 187 meditations are arranged by short titles in alphabetical order to emphasize that the reader should approach them in random fashion, without preconceived ideas, in order to be open to where they lead the heart and mind. No library descriptions found. |
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