A Sunlit Absence by Martin Laird
In his sequel to the best-selling Into the Silent Land, Laird guides the reader more deeply into the sanctuary of Christian meditation. He focuses here on negotiating key moments of difficulty on the contemplative path, showing how the struggles we resist become vehicles of the healing silence we seek.
filled with sympathy, grace, and encouragement for those who have taken up the practice of contemplative prayer but are experiencing its inevitable challenges of boredom, distractions and racing thoughts.. Laird's writing is refreshingly concise, occasionally amusing and vividly memorable. Both beginning and longtime contemplatives will discover treasures in this little gem of a book. * Tod Freisen, Christian Century *
Books that talk about "contemplation" often seem to have been written on Jupiter. This one is a sterling exception. "Books are largely written in solitude," Martin Laird writes, "and like all fruitful solitude, it is essentially ecclesial, grounded in community." That gives you a sense of Laird: a man alert to paradox and mystery, yet in no way isolated from the everyday. * Wilson's Bookmarks, Christianity Today *
If you have read Into the Silent Land, you will enjoy this sequel; if you haven't, read it now. * Nicholas Alan, Franciscan *
Books that talk about "contemplation" often seem to have been written on Jupiter. This one is a sterling exception. "Books are largely written in solitude," Martin Laird writes, "and like all fruitful solitude, it is essentially ecclesial, grounded in community." That gives you a sense of Laird: a man alert to paradox and mystery, yet in no way isolated from the everyday. * Wilson's Bookmarks, Christianity Today *
If you have read Into the Silent Land, you will enjoy this sequel; if you haven't, read it now. * Nicholas Alan, Franciscan *
Martin Laird is Associate Professor of Theology at Villanova University. He has extensive training in contemplative disciplines and gives retreats throughout the United States and Great Britain. He is the author of Gregory of Nyssa and the Grasp of Faith and Into the Silent Land (both by OUP).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195378726 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195378725 |
| Title | A Sunlit Absence |
| Author | Martin Laird |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2011-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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