First Sight by Laurence Freeman
Contemplation can and will transform the lives of busy working men and women in a turbulent world. Books on meditation and contemplation are numerous but the huge success of Laurence Freeman's book and his organisation show that he has something to offer which is entirely distinctive. God for the author is not a funk hole or an oxygen tank. We cannot escape the realities of our lives by swallowing pills or lying on a psychiatrist's couch talking endlessly about ourselves. Christianity needs to restore its contemplative dimension, and stop arguing about women priests, civil partnerships and the apostolic succession. God is within and is accessible to all. Through 'The World Community for Christian Meditation' as in this book, Fr Freeman goes out to meet busy people involved in industry, education, ecumenism, the caring professions. For he believes that society can be transformed by the transformation of the hearts and minds of ordinary mortals, who do not have to be cloistered behind monastic walls.
Author article in The Tablet
Reviewed in The Irish Catholic
Featured in the "new titles just published" section in Church Times.
Mentioned in Fairacres Chronicle, Vo. 44 No.2.
Fr Freeman's book is a joy to read. Here is autobiography, with enough detail to make it real, but without getting bogged down in personal stuff... Every meditator will benefit from reading this book, no matter how long or short a time he or she has been at it. -- The Church Times
Reviewed in The Irish Catholic
Featured in the "new titles just published" section in Church Times.
Mentioned in Fairacres Chronicle, Vo. 44 No.2.
Fr Freeman's book is a joy to read. Here is autobiography, with enough detail to make it real, but without getting bogged down in personal stuff... Every meditator will benefit from reading this book, no matter how long or short a time he or she has been at it. -- The Church Times
Laurence Freeman is a Benedictine monk of the Monastery of Monte Oliveto Maggiore. His books include Light Within, Web of Silence, and Common Ground. Laurence Freeman is the director of The World Community for Christian Meditation. This was founded by Fr Laurence's teacher John Main and is now present in more than a hundred countries.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781441161574 |
| ISBN 10 | 1441161570 |
| Title | First Sight |
| Author | Laurence Freeman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Continuum Publishing Corporation |
| Year published | 2011-01-09 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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