Spiritual Letters
1st Edition
Published on 7. January 2003
352 pages
978-1-4411-2770-9 (ISBN)
Description
Abbott Chapman's Spiritual Letters, collected and edited posthumously by Dom Roger Hudleston, have been read and found of profound help by countless thousands since they were first published almost half a century ago.
This book includes a range of Abbot Chapman's letters both to lay people, including two married ladies and the editor of The Dublin Review, and to religious such as a Benedictine monk, a Servite nun and a Jesuit Scholastic.
In his new introduction, Sebastian Moore OSB says 'As a guide to praying, the Letters are superb. As a guide to living, too, Chapman is decades ahead of his time.'
This book includes a range of Abbot Chapman's letters both to lay people, including two married ladies and the editor of The Dublin Review, and to religious such as a Benedictine monk, a Servite nun and a Jesuit Scholastic.
In his new introduction, Sebastian Moore OSB says 'As a guide to praying, the Letters are superb. As a guide to living, too, Chapman is decades ahead of his time.'
Reviews / Votes
Spiritual Letters was probably the single most influential book for me in my twenties, and still is. * The Tablet * Freshness, lucidity, humour and deep sprituality...Will find its right place besides Fenelon, St. Francis de Sales and de Cassade. * Theology * Open it anywhere and find inspiration and that calm which only comes from God. * Zealandia * Shows deep knowledge of the human soul and wide experience of the soul's problems. * Standard *More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-2770-9 (9781441127709)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Person
John Chapman OSB (1865-1933) was an English Roman Catholic priest and a New Testament and patristics scholar. He was the 4th Abbot of Downside Abbey of the English Benedictine Congregation from 1929 until his death.
Content
Preface to the First Edition
A Memoir of Abbot Chapman
PART I: LETTERS TO LAY FOLK
1-16 To One Living in the World
17-22 To a Literary Man
23-25 To Algar Thorold, ESQ., Editor of The Dublin Review
26-27 To an Unmarried Lady
28-33 To a Lady Living in the World
34-36 To a Married Lady
37-38 To a Lady Living in the World
39 To a Married Lady
PART II: LETTERS TO RELIGIOUS
40-41 To a Benedictine Monk
42-50 To a Canoness Regular of the Lateran
51-53 To Two Others of the Same Order
54-72 To a Benedictine Nun
73-74 To a Canoness Regular of the Lateran
75-76 To an Ursuline Nun
77-79 To a Servite Nun
80 To a Carmelite Nun
81 To a Secular Priest
PART III: LETTERS TO A JESUIT
82-95 To a Jesuit Scholastic
Appendix I:
Contemplative prayer, a few simple rules
A note upon "contemplative prayer"
Appendix II:
What "is" mysticism?
Supplement:
96-99 To a secular priest
100 To a young religious
A Memoir of Abbot Chapman
PART I: LETTERS TO LAY FOLK
1-16 To One Living in the World
17-22 To a Literary Man
23-25 To Algar Thorold, ESQ., Editor of The Dublin Review
26-27 To an Unmarried Lady
28-33 To a Lady Living in the World
34-36 To a Married Lady
37-38 To a Lady Living in the World
39 To a Married Lady
PART II: LETTERS TO RELIGIOUS
40-41 To a Benedictine Monk
42-50 To a Canoness Regular of the Lateran
51-53 To Two Others of the Same Order
54-72 To a Benedictine Nun
73-74 To a Canoness Regular of the Lateran
75-76 To an Ursuline Nun
77-79 To a Servite Nun
80 To a Carmelite Nun
81 To a Secular Priest
PART III: LETTERS TO A JESUIT
82-95 To a Jesuit Scholastic
Appendix I:
Contemplative prayer, a few simple rules
A note upon "contemplative prayer"
Appendix II:
What "is" mysticism?
Supplement:
96-99 To a secular priest
100 To a young religious
