On Retreat: A Lenten Journey by Andrew Walker
How can we use Lent to deepen our relationship with God and reinvigorate our daily living? Retreats are increasingly popular but the classic 8-day version is nowadays too daunting or too expensive for most. Here is a resource for both first-timers and the more experienced: a journey of personal prayer to be made over the period of one Lent, slowly integrating formal prayer times and the routine activities of daily living into a deeper encounter with God. The material is equally suitable for the reader at home, or for groups, or can be adapted to a residential retreat (either self-guided or directed). Effective use of prayer time is explored, with the emphasis on practical suggestions and ideas including scripture and poetry, meditation, contemplation, journalling and intercession. A 'prayer journey' through Lent, increasingly involving the whole person, opens up a world of spiritual possibilities by encouraging a deeper relationship with God and a reconnection with daily living, reinvigorated and hopeful.
.. Walker's work can be highly recommended. -- Church of England Newspaper
From those who do not have the time or money to get away in the coming weeks, Andrew Walker's On Retreat provides a helpful and flexible framework and conducting one's own retreat at home and at work... the outstanding sections of the book are the Ignatian-style meditations on passages of scripture, in which a variety of passages in each section are brought alive with vivid imagination and lightness of touch. -- Church Times
Here, Andrew Walker... provides a solution for a form of retreat that builds on the days of Lent to provide a foundation and framework for personal retreat. -- Irish Catholic
[On Retreat] is undoubtedly a good companion for any season but will particularly aid a personal re-examination this Lent. I strongly recommend it. -- The Good Bookstall
Featured at number 2 in the Church Times' top ten religious books.
On Retreat is a challenging and refreshing book which encapsulates not only suitable food for meditation/ contemplation during Lent but also a wealth of insight and definition regarding retreats and what they are meant to accomplish. -- Church of Ireland Gazette
Author article in The Tablet.
From those who do not have the time or money to get away in the coming weeks, Andrew Walker's On Retreat provides a helpful and flexible framework and conducting one's own retreat at home and at work... the outstanding sections of the book are the Ignatian-style meditations on passages of scripture, in which a variety of passages in each section are brought alive with vivid imagination and lightness of touch. -- Church Times
Here, Andrew Walker... provides a solution for a form of retreat that builds on the days of Lent to provide a foundation and framework for personal retreat. -- Irish Catholic
[On Retreat] is undoubtedly a good companion for any season but will particularly aid a personal re-examination this Lent. I strongly recommend it. -- The Good Bookstall
Featured at number 2 in the Church Times' top ten religious books.
On Retreat is a challenging and refreshing book which encapsulates not only suitable food for meditation/ contemplation during Lent but also a wealth of insight and definition regarding retreats and what they are meant to accomplish. -- Church of Ireland Gazette
Author article in The Tablet.
Andrew Walker is Parish Priest of St Michael-in-Lewes, Director of the London-based Ignatian Spirituality Course and a Visiting Scholar at Sarum College, Salisbury. Founder-Director of the London Centre for Spirituality, his previous books include Journey into Joy (SPCK, 2001), Spirituality in the City (SPCK, 2005) and Discovering the Spirit in the City (ed. Continuum 2010).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780826431691 |
| ISBN 10 | 0826431690 |
| Title | On Retreat: A Lenten Journey |
| Author | Andrew Walker |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Continuum Publishing Corporation |
| Year published | 2011-12-08 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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