Monk in the Market Place by Ray Simpson

Monk in the Market Place by Ray Simpson

Monk in the Market Place ... and the Simpsons is a memoir like no other. Ray Simpson, Founding Guardian of the international new monastic Community of Aidan and Hilda, recalls the story of a unique life in which he has followed faithfully a calling to live monastically beyond the traditional enclosures of monastery or shrine.Ray's unputdownable account charts human pain and God-incidents in his childhood and college, baptisms of fire in industrial heartlands and multi-racial London, pioneering a Village of God at Bowthorpe, Norwich, the call to be 'a contemplative in the market place' living without a salary, his co-founding of the Community of Aidan and Hilda, and twenty years as founder of the Celtic Christianity library and CAH Retreat Facilities on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, 'the spiritual capital of England'.

‘A rare combination of contemplative, charismatic and commentator, Ray Simpson charts his journey from encyclopedia salesman and Butlin's holiday camp assistant to pioneer ecumenical minister and founder of a thriving international dispersed Christian communityHe tells his story with candour and spiritual insight.’ -- Revd Professor Ian Bradley
‘Ray is the most extraordinary person - his personality, faith, freshness and eclectic nature all burst through from the pages of this, his life’s pilgrimage. His honesty and immediacy beam through - the story he tells reflects the man - you meet Ray and feel yourself talking with him as you journey with him through these chapters, from childhood to the Potteries, Norwich and Lindisfarne.’ -- Rt Revd Stephen Platten

Simpson, Ray: -

Ray Simpson's daily prayer tweet @praycelticdaily profiles him as A Celtic New Monastic for Tomorrow's World. He is the Founding Guardian of the international Community of Aidan and Hilda (a dispersed inter-church movement which is also an Acknowledged Anglican Community). Ray is an Anglican priest who was commissioned to work for Free and Roman Catholic churches in a unique experiment. He has authored over 30 books of contemporary worship, Celtic spirituality and prophetic challenge. He lectures and offers leaders' retreats in several continents and on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.

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ISBN 13	9781913657055
ISBN 10	1913657051
Title	Monk in the Market Place
Author	Ray Simpson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
Year published	2021-01-07
Number of pages	224
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