Search Results: SPIRITUALITY from Chilton Books

Notre Dame: Notre Dame Press. 1993.. 1st ed. "Traces the development of the well-known Trappist monk's explicit and implicit christology, which, Kilcourse claims, can best be discovered within his impressive poetry corpus, for it is there one finds the most compelling personifications of the true self or inner self". Pp 273. P/b. Crease to corner of front cover. Illustrated cover. G+.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1962.. Includes a preface by Thomas Merton, and a sketch of the Life and Doctrine of Paul Giustiniani. The book outlines the hermit's vocation, his role in the church, the hermit life, the hermit prayer, his asceticism and how Universal Love is the Ultimate Goal. Ex convent library. Pp.192, convent library stamps to fep. Maroon cloth. VG.

New York City: Joseph F. Wagner, Inc., 1956.. 1st ed. "Retreat masters, those who give parish missions, spiritual advisers and preachers will value 'Alone with God' as a substantial aid in their own work ..." Pp. 4/310, convent bookplate and stamp to fep, ex-convent library. Light brown cloth, illustrated d/w has clear protective wrap. G+/G+.

Mysticism Committee of the Churches' Fellowship for Psychical and Spiritual Studies. 1971.. Contents Include:- Spirituality in the World: Revelation through Relationships: The Vision of God: The Place of Discipline: Prayer and Meditation: The Dark Night of the Soul: The Spiritual Life. Pp 50. P/b. Spine rubbed with small tear to top. G+.

London: SPCK, 1999.. Drawing on the liturgy and biblical material of the season, this evocative series of meditations provides a daily focus for thought through Lent, Holy Week and Easter." Pp.12/148. Paperback. VG.

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1910.. Spiritual reading. Pp.viii/245, armorial bookplate Convent of the Immaculate Conception O.S.F.Bocking Essex to inside front board, toning to endpapers. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

London: Burns Oates and Washbourne Ltd, 1944.. 1st edition. Describes the four tasks which must be completed in order toachieve spiritual perfection. Pp.80, number notation to front free endpaper. Maroon cloth, title to spine dulled. G+.

London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1994.. The author argues that it is essential for the Church to recover a spirituality of desire... He draws on Scripture, as well as writers such as Julian of Norwich, Thomas Traherne, John of the Cross and Catherine of Siena, and examines four key areas; our images of God; prayer; sexuality and discernment." Pp.10/114, slight toning to pages. Paperback. VG.

London: James Nisbet, nd. (c.1883).. Presumed first edition. Posthumously published by her sister Maria V.G. Havergal. "The true story of "Ben Brightboots" [a cat story] was written in 1869. Her beautiful allegory "The Spirit of Beauty" shows her youthful power in composition. "Robin Redbreast and Brown Mousie," and two or three other papers, were written for the Children's Special Service Mission, and have been translated into many languages. The unpublished "Talk with Philip the Boatman" was written January 24th 1879." (Prefatory note dated 1882). 17cms x 12cms. Pp.viii/145/6(advertisements for other publications), engraved frontispiece (Cedar Tree, Winterdyne), musical notation for hymns, very mild spotting to frontispiece and spotting to tissue guard and rear endpaper, minor cracking to inner hinge at pp.48/49. Green illustrated cloth showing a black cat peeping out of a roundel. Gilt decorated title to front and spine. Small faded spot to lower front board and faint rectangular trace where a… Read More

|London: SPCK, 1979.. Delightfully descriptive, Martin Reith takes us on an imaginative tour of books and poems that illuminate valuable spiritual lessons to be found in Christianity." Pp.149, neat owner's inkstamp to inside front cover, slight toning to pages. Paperback. G+.

Calver: Cliff College Publishing, 2005.. 1st edition. The report of Revd Yvonne Richmond's exploration in the Diocese of Coventry into the spirituality of people outside the Church. "This research "beyond the Fringe", reveals in detail people's beliefs, doubts and longings in a way not known before. It shows how they wrestle with the big questions of life: destiny, purpose, the universe, God, the spiritual realm and suffering; and where they are in their spiritual search." Pp.192. Paperback. Scarce. VG.

Paris: Fourth World. 1992.. Father Joseph's encounter with Christ leads us to better understand the poorest people today and in the past, and to recognise what they can bring to the world. Whatever the reader's beliefs, this book offers inspiration for our daily lives and for the future". Pp 287, convent inkstamp to fep. P/b. G+.

London: SCM, 1989.. This book is an anthology from words English Christians have spoken or written during their ordinary lives or in moments of crisis rather than from their formal pronouncements on religion. It aims to show the biographical and spontaneous elements in English belief". Pp 146. Paperback. G+.

London: Burns & Oates, 1955.. The Orchard Books (revised) edition. Institutio Spiritualis. Translated from the Latin by Bertrand A Wilberforce of the Order of Preachers. Edited by a Benedictine of Stanbrook Abbey. Pp.xxvi/143. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, dustwrapper toned with tears and small losses to lower half of spine. VG/G.

Tonbridge: Sovereign World, 1999.. 1st ed. "brings the challenge to every person, to break out of 'victim thinking' and to live in the fullness of their true identity in Christ." Pp.150. Pbk, creasing to spine. VG.

London: Burns & Oates. 1976.. Collection of religious poems, the Psalms sum up the theology of the Old Testament and serve as daily nourishment for those whose vocation is the life of prayer". Pp 140. Pbk. G+.

London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1988.. Rep. Journey to Wholeness. "Jean Vanier examines the roots of brokenness within the Jewish and Christian traditions..." Pp. 9/145, slight toning to pages. Paperback. VG.

London: SCM, 1999.. Contents includes: Later China. Ch'an: A Historical Sketch; Ch'an Spirituality; Four Ch'an Masters; The Encounter of Ch'an with Confucianism. Korea: Silla Buddhist Spirituality; The Koryo Period, Buddhist Spirituality in Premodern and Modern Korea; Japan: Foundations: The Birth of Japanese Buddhism, The Impact of Buddhism in the Nara Period. The Japanese Transformation of Buddhism; Heian Period: Saicho, Kukai, Heian Foundation of Kamakura Buddhism; Pure Land: Early Pure Land Leaders, Honen's Spiritual Legacy, Shinran's Way, The Spirituality of Nichiren. Zen: A Historical Sketch, Dogen, Three Zen Thinkers, Hakuin. Tokugawa Period: Buddhist Responses to Confucianism, The Buddhist Element in Shingaku, Juin Sonja, Kiyozawa Manshi's "Spiritualism". Philosophy as Spirituality: The Way of the Kyoto School. Art, Society, and New Directions: Buddha's Bodies and the Iconographical Turn, Buddhist Spirituality in Modern Taiwan, Soka Gakkai and the Modern Reformation of Buddhism,… Read More

Nashville: Thomas Nelson,1998.. This beautifully illustrated selection draws together some of his reflections on joy and shows the qualities of intelligence, honesty, and humility which made him such a respected teachers." 18.5cms x 12.5cms. Pp.64, colour illustrations throughout. Green illustrated laminated boards with matching dustwrapper. VG/VG.

London: Darton, Longman & Todd. 1974.. 1st ed. "The book sets out the tradition of holiness associated with the evangelical revival and the Keswick Convention, assessing its relevance today in the light of the call to holy worldliness and the rise of the charismatic movement". Pp 95. P/b. G+.