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Mind the light : learning to see with spiritual eyes
Bill, J. Brent
Adult Nonfiction 248.4 B
From Publishers' Weekly:
Those seeking a series of clever tips for cultivating spiritual growth overnight will not want to delve into this deceptively simple meditation on the Quaker custom of mindful seeing. A Friends minister and author of Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality, Bill describes his book as "a way of seeing our inner and outer lives with spiritual eyes and discovering the connectedness between inner and outer sight." Like a neighborly conversation across a kitchen table, this slender volume emphasizes the mundane details of daily life as they are enlightened by being attentive to the Spirit of God that Quakers believe dwells within each person. As much the writer's spiritual diary as it is an objective primer in spiritual exploration, the book includes chapters on learning to see God's light in creation, in others, within ourselves and in God. Brimming with homely parables of spiritual illumination found in museum exhibits, snowstorms or the expression on his beloved wife Nancy's face (she appears quite frequently), the book is punctuated with frequent "illuminating moments" or questions intended to evoke reflection. Bill's plethora of examples of spiritual sight sometimes overwhelm the point he wants to make, but readers interested in learning more about Quaker spiritual practices will find this a useful volume. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
From Library Journal:
Paraclete Press, known to religious readers as well as followers of this column for its helpful reprints of Christian classics, continues to dust off its image and expand its reach with this charming and unassuming volume of spiritual reflection from the hand of Bill (Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality), a Friends minister in Indiana. The spirituality and practice of the Friends cover a broad spectrum of adherence to or divergence from Christian belief and nonviolence, but the notion of Light the Inner Light, or God's Light runs through most Quaker experience. Bill's book simply and gracefully delineates sources of Light in the world and nature that connect to the believer's own inner experience of Light. For most collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Bill, J. Brent
Adult Nonfiction 248.4 B
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From Publishers' Weekly:
Those seeking a series of clever tips for cultivating spiritual growth overnight will not want to delve into this deceptively simple meditation on the Quaker custom of mindful seeing. A Friends minister and author of Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality, Bill describes his book as "a way of seeing our inner and outer lives with spiritual eyes and discovering the connectedness between inner and outer sight." Like a neighborly conversation across a kitchen table, this slender volume emphasizes the mundane details of daily life as they are enlightened by being attentive to the Spirit of God that Quakers believe dwells within each person. As much the writer's spiritual diary as it is an objective primer in spiritual exploration, the book includes chapters on learning to see God's light in creation, in others, within ourselves and in God. Brimming with homely parables of spiritual illumination found in museum exhibits, snowstorms or the expression on his beloved wife Nancy's face (she appears quite frequently), the book is punctuated with frequent "illuminating moments" or questions intended to evoke reflection. Bill's plethora of examples of spiritual sight sometimes overwhelm the point he wants to make, but readers interested in learning more about Quaker spiritual practices will find this a useful volume. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
From Library Journal:
Paraclete Press, known to religious readers as well as followers of this column for its helpful reprints of Christian classics, continues to dust off its image and expand its reach with this charming and unassuming volume of spiritual reflection from the hand of Bill (Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality), a Friends minister in Indiana. The spirituality and practice of the Friends cover a broad spectrum of adherence to or divergence from Christian belief and nonviolence, but the notion of Light the Inner Light, or God's Light runs through most Quaker experience. Bill's book simply and gracefully delineates sources of Light in the world and nature that connect to the believer's own inner experience of Light. For most collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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