Wisdom From The Western Isles

Author : David Torkington
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178535017X
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wisdom from the Western Isles written by David Torkington and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he loses his son and his wife in childbirth James is totally bereft. An introduction to a hermit gradually changes his life irrevocably. Although the Hermit turns out to be a Roman Catholic, James finds he can completely identify with his profound spirituality, precisely because it is so scriptural and drawn from the same Christian Masters who had originally inspired him.

Author : David Torkington
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846947413
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wisdom From Franciscan Italy written by David Torkington and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-16 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern life of St Francis with his unique vision for the contemporary world and revolutionary exposition of Christian spirituality. ,

Author : David Torkington
Publisher : Saint Pauls/Alba House
ISBN 13 : 9780818909214
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Pray written by David Torkington and published by Saint Pauls/Alba House. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the time Jesus first taught his disciples how to pray to the present day, the Church has pointed out a variety of ways in which a person can fruitfully communicate with God and grow in the spiritual life. Lectio divina, meditation, contemplation, the recitation of the rosary and prayer in action are all covered in these forty brief reflections which encourage us to pray as you can, not as you can't. Taking a quote from the Gospels or a thought from a saintly expert in the art of prayer as a springboard for the suggestions made in these pages the author draws on his own experience as a spiritual director and retreat master to show how the advice given can be put into practice in one's daily life. He concludes with a series of brief prayers with which one can begin and end each day in the presence of God in whose Spirit we are called to pray.

Author : David Torkington
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785357751
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wisdom from the Christian Mystics: How to Pray the Christian Way written by David Torkington and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Quietism was condemned in 1687 it resulted in an antipathy, if not an open hostility to authentic mystical theology. This situation has lasted down to the present day and has been aggravated by many forms of counterfeit mysticism that are self-centred, not God-centred. The consequences have been disastrous. To restore the balance lost to Christian spirituality, the author returns to the profound mystical teaching that Jesus himself lived and handed on to the early Church through his disciples. His research has resulted in a book that details a practical daily spirituality for all, that mirrors that which was lived by our earliest Christian forebears. It emphasises the original balance between personal and communal prayer in such a way that our whole lives become the place where we continually offer our lives through Christ to the Father.

Author : Peter May
Publisher : Quercus
ISBN 13 : 1681443872
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coffin Road written by Peter May and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "INTRIGUES FROM START TO FINISH AS THE THREE ARCS INTERTWINE AND RACE TO A FINAL SHOWDOWN." --Shelf Awareness, (Starred Review) "A WELL-PACED ATMOSPHERIC STORY THAT CATCHES THE READER'S ATTENTION FROM THE OPENING SCENE" --Deadly Pleasures Magazine On the remote Isle of Harris in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, a man washes up on a deserted beach, hypothermic and completely disoriented. He has no idea who he is or how he got there. The only clue to his condition is a map of the island showing a desolate, ancient path called the Coffin Road. With a sense of dread and no clear idea what lies at the other end, he knows he must follow the trail if he has any hope of discovering his identity. Meanwhile, homicide detective George Gunn makes the rough ocean crossing to a remote, sea-battered lighthouse, despite its isolation, the tiny island has seen its share of tragedy: more than a century earlier, three lighthouse keepers disappeared, never to be seen or heard from again. And now there is a new tragedy, and Gunn must figure out what happened. At the same time, a teenage girl lies in her Edinburgh bedroom, desperate to discover the truth about her father's death. Two years after the discovery of the pioneering scientist's suicide note, Karen Fleming still cannot accept that her father would willingly abandon her. And the more she discovers about the nature of his research, the more she suspects that suicide had nothing to do with it. Coffin Road follows three perilous journeys towards one shocking truth - and the realization that ignorance can kill us.

Author : Peter May
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0857382160
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blackhouse written by Peter May and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-01-05 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERS AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021 'One of the best regarded crime series of recent years.' Independent 'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.' New York Journal of Books PETER MAY: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT MURDER TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland: a land of harsh beauty and inhabitants of deep-rooted faith. A MURDER Detective Inspector Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate. For Lewis-born Macleod, the case represents a journey both home and into his past. A SECRET Something lurks within the close-knit island community. Something sinister. A TRAP As Fin investigates, old skeletons begin to surface, and soon he, the hunter, becomes the hunted. LOVED THE BLACKHOUSE? Read book 2 in the Lewis trilogy, THE LEWIS MAN LOVE PETER MAY? Buy his latest frontlist thriller, THE NIGHT GATE

Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland written by Samuel Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1775 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kevin MacNeil
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141902175
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Stornoway Way written by Kevin MacNeil and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-09-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Fuck everyone from Holden Caulfield to Bridget Jones, fuck all the American and English phoney fictions that claim to speak for us; they don’t know the likes of us exist and they never did. We are who we are because we grew up the Stornoway way. We do not live in the back of beyond, we live in the very heart of beyond ...’ Meet R Stornoway, drink-addled misfit, inhabitant of the Hebridean Isle of Lewis, and meandering man fighting to break free of an island he just can’t seem to let go of...

Author : Mairi Hedderwick
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788854500
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Eye on the Hebrides written by Mairi Hedderwick and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mairi Hedderwick embarks on a six-month-long journey to 40 islands from Arran to Lewis, recounting her pilgrimage around the archipelago of the Western Isles with which she has had a lifelong love affair. Filled with wit and wisdom that is matched by her spell-binding illustrations, Mairi Hedderwick portrays the islands in all their diversity, with swift and perceptive cameos of everyday life drawn with humour and affection alongside gorgeous landscapes which capture the truly magical beauty of the Hebrides.

Author : Noragh Jones
Publisher : SteinerBooks
ISBN 13 : 9780940262669
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power of Raven, Wisdom of Serpent written by Noragh Jones and published by SteinerBooks. This book was released on 1994-04 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The customs and spirituality of the traditional communities of the highlands and islands of Scotland were preserved in a way that has been lost to most people today. Jones describes the vital roles of women in those communities, with their customary powers of "seeing," healing, blessing, and cursing. Their hospitality, conviviality, and deep wisdom, together with their celebration of the tasks of daily life, have much to teach us today in our modern way of life.