The Hermitage Within
Spirituality of the Desert by a Monk
Liturgical Press
Published on 1. November 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-0-87907-780-8 (ISBN)
Description
Not everyone can, or should, live as a hermit. Yet all Christians need an inner hermitage, a place apart where we come face-to-face with our true selves, and listen to the still small voice of God. It is a place of silence, of fear and fascination, of anguish and grace. The writer of this profound yet simple volume encourages us to find our own inner hermitage-a place of calm and contemplation, apart from the demands of the modern world, a place so silent that we can hear God.
The desert, the mountain, and the temple provide the focus of the anonymous author's reflections. He meditates on the wilderness experiences of such biblical persons as Jesus, John the Baptist, and Mary Magdalen. He considers the place held in the Christian story by Mount Sinai, the Mount of Olives, and Calvary. He ponders the idea of temples, using such images as our inner temple and Christ the temple, the foundation of the Church.
The desert, the mountain, and the temple provide the focus of the anonymous author's reflections. He meditates on the wilderness experiences of such biblical persons as Jesus, John the Baptist, and Mary Magdalen. He considers the place held in the Christian story by Mount Sinai, the Mount of Olives, and Calvary. He ponders the idea of temples, using such images as our inner temple and Christ the temple, the foundation of the Church.
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Edition
New Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Collegeville, MN
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
203 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87907-780-8 (9780879077808)
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Contents
Publisher's Foreword 7
PART ONE THE DESERT 9
1. The Wilderness of the Exodus Absence from the world 11
2. John the Baptist's Wilderness Under Christ's roof 18
3. Jesus's Wilderness Combat in the Desert 24
4. Mary Magdalen's Wilderness Compunction 29
5. St Paul's Wilderness Discovering Christ 36
6. The Desert of the Night The crucible of the desert 42
PART TWO THE MOUNTAIN 49
1. Mount Sinai The transcendence of God 51
2. Mount Tabor The sense of Christ 58
3. The Mount of Olives The holy will of God 64
4. The Mount of the Beatitudes Spiritual joy 72
5. Mount Calvary Loving the Cross 79
6. Mount Carmel The ways of Prayer 86
PART THREE THE TEMPLE
1. The Cosmic Temple From God to creature 95
2. The Biblical Temple The hermitage of church 102
3. Christ the Temple At prayer with Jesus 109
4. The Marian Temple Pure capacity for God 117
5. The Temple of the Church Being in the world 124
6. The Interior Temple God's immanence 131
EPILOGUE THE CELL 139
References 143
Publisher's Foreword 7
PART ONE THE DESERT 9
1. The Wilderness of the Exodus Absence from the world 11
2. John the Baptist's Wilderness Under Christ's roof 18
3. Jesus's Wilderness Combat in the Desert 24
4. Mary Magdalen's Wilderness Compunction 29
5. St Paul's Wilderness Discovering Christ 36
6. The Desert of the Night The crucible of the desert 42
PART TWO THE MOUNTAIN 49
1. Mount Sinai The transcendence of God 51
2. Mount Tabor The sense of Christ 58
3. The Mount of Olives The holy will of God 64
4. The Mount of the Beatitudes Spiritual joy 72
5. Mount Calvary Loving the Cross 79
6. Mount Carmel The ways of Prayer 86
PART THREE THE TEMPLE
1. The Cosmic Temple From God to creature 95
2. The Biblical Temple The hermitage of church 102
3. Christ the Temple At prayer with Jesus 109
4. The Marian Temple Pure capacity for God 117
5. The Temple of the Church Being in the world 124
6. The Interior Temple God's immanence 131
EPILOGUE THE CELL 139
References 143