Overview
Fragile Mystics reworks traditional concepts of prayer and gives them a contemporary ‘spin’. Like Steel Angels, it draws on the author’s own experience as a Christian priest and offers illustrations from the world of visual arts, film and contemporary culture. It includes some biblical examples, and connects present day yearnings and wrestling’s as a ‘person who wants to pray better’ with those of the mystics and holy people from the Christian past. It is about ‘reclaiming’ and transforming our inner spaces so that we have a renewed and hopeful approach to life and ministry. Each chapter has a short, sharp contemporary title, with a further subtitle to unpack the content, and ends with ideas for both individuals and leaders on how to put the concept under discussion into practice.
Full Product Details
Author: Magdalen Smith
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Imprint: SPCK Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.225kg
ISBN: 9780281073849
ISBN 10: 0281073848
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 19 November 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"· Praise for Steel Angels (SPCK, 2014): An excellent contribution to the discernment canon . . . [Smith’s] beautifully written book offers many delights. Her capacity for taking the mundane and finding an illuminating illustration from scripture, literature, the visual arts of popular culture ensures that there is no dryness of approach. * Church Times * I warmly recommend this book for those who want to deepen their prayer life and think more widely about the call to be a ""fragile mystic"" given to all Christians. It would be helpful for preachers, individuals and facilitators of prayer and discussion groups. -- Judith Lampard * Methodist Recorder * As well as helping individual readers refresh their own prayer life, this book could be useful in ministry, especially for those engaged in spiritual direction, or leading home groups or prayer groups. There is much to discover and reflect on here that might offer new ideas and approaches for enriching your prayer ministry with others -- Sue Boorman * The Reader Autumn 2016 Vol. 116. No.1 *"
· Praise for Steel Angels (SPCK, 2014): An excellent contribution to the discernment canon . . . [Smith’s] beautifully written book offers many delights. Her capacity for taking the mundane and finding an illuminating illustration from scripture, literature, the visual arts of popular culture ensures that there is no dryness of approach. * Church Times * I warmly recommend this book for those who want to deepen their prayer life and think more widely about the call to be a ""fragile mystic"" given to all Christians. It would be helpful for preachers, individuals and facilitators of prayer and discussion groups. -- Judith Lampard * Methodist Recorder * As well as helping individual readers refresh their own prayer life, this book could be useful in ministry, especially for those engaged in spiritual direction, or leading home groups or prayer groups. There is much to discover and reflect on here that might offer new ideas and approaches for enriching your prayer ministry with others -- Sue Boorman * The Reader Autumn 2016 Vol. 116. No.1 *
* Praise for Steel Angels (SPCK, 2014): An excellent contribution to the discernment canon . . . [Smith's] beautifully written book offers many delights. Her capacity for taking the mundane and finding an illuminating illustration from scripture, literature, the visual arts of popular culture ensures that there is no dryness of approach. * Church Times * I warmly recommend this book for those who want to deepen their prayer life and think more widely about the call to be a fragile mystic given to all Christians. It would be helpful for preachers, individuals and facilitators of prayer and discussion groups. -- Judith Lampard * Methodist Recorder * As well as helping individual readers refresh their own prayer life, this book could be useful in ministry, especially for those engaged in spiritual direction, or leading home groups or prayer groups. There is much to discover and reflect on here that might offer new ideas and approaches for enriching your prayer ministry with others -- Sue Boorman * The Reader Autumn 2016 Vol. 116. No.1 *
Author Information
Magdalen Smith is Diocesan Director of Ordinands for the Diocese of Chester. She is a retreat leader and spiritual director. She has a background in the visual arts and is interested in the dialogue between faith and contemporary culture.
