In the Grip of Light: The Dark and Bright Journey of Christian Contemplation

by Paul Murray

Increasingly the contemplative tradition in Christianity is being seen as essential to our understanding of Christianity itself. Here is the book to explain all. What is it like in practice to come close to the presence of God? Are there words which can, in some way, explain the nature of that experience? In this compelling study, Paul Murray draws attention to both the wisdom and lived experience of those men and women who knew, at first hand, of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441145508
• ISBN13: 9781441145505
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.7"