Adventures in Prayer - Reflection on St Teresa of Avila, St John of Cross St Therese of

''Searching and moving... combines the sensibility to language and feeling of a poet with an astonishing intellectual boldness... a wonderful and visionary account of orthodox Christianity.''- Rowan Williams One of the most respected and adventurous of writers on the mystical traditions of Christianity, himself a Carmelite, Noel Dermot O''Donoghue has gathered together his definitive reflections on the three great mystical doctors of the Catholic Church: St Teresa of Avila, St John of the Cross and St Therese of Lisieux. These inter-related essays are the fruit of a lifetime, written in O''Donoghue''s richly poetic way.

About the author

Noel O'Donoghue is the author of many books and articles on Christian mysticism and theology. He was lecturer in Philosophical Theology and Director of Studies in the Faculty of Divinity in the University of Edinburgh until his retirement in 1988.

Product details

• Authors: &apos, Noel Dermot donoghue, O&apos, Noel O'Donoghue, Noel Dermot O'Donoghue, Noel Dermot O''donoghue
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2006
• EAN: 9780860124245
• ISBN: 978-0-86012-424-5
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Prayer, RELIGION / Prayerbooks / Christian, Christian prayer, Theology, Christianity, Religious and spiritual figures, Prayer and prayer books, Relating to Christian people and groups