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Book SynopsisSince they were first published in 1935, Abbot Chapman's Spiritual Letters have been of profound help to thousands of readers. This book includes a range of Abbot Chapman's letters both to lay people and religious individuals. It is both a guide to prayer and a guide to living.
Trade ReviewSpiritual Letters was probably the single most influential book for me in my twenties, and still is. -- Archbishop Rowan Williams * 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 *
Table of ContentsPreface 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
