Modern Spiritual Masters: Writings on Contemplation and Compassion

ISBN 10: 1570757887 / ISBN 13: 9781570757884

Published by Orbis Books, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modern Spiritual Masters: Writings on Contemplation and Compassion
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1570757887
• ISBN 13: 9781570757884
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Writings by a dozen modern spiritual masters highlight the need for an engaged spirituality, in touch with the needs of the world.

Henri Nouwen, Dorothy Day, Mother Teresa, Thea Bowman, Thomas Merton, Oscar Romero, Mohandas Gandhi, Dom Helder Camara, Mother Maria Skobtsova, Madeleine Delbrel, Howard Thurman, Catherine de Hueck Doherty

This anthology highlights stories and essential teachings of a dozen modern spiritual masters, each of whom embodied a form of engaged spirituality--attuned both to God and the needs of a wounded world. Balancing contemplation and action, the mystical and the political, prayer and compassion, these figures--including some of the world?s best-known spiritual writers--represent a model of spirituality sensitive to tradition as well as the challenges of our time.

About the Author

Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, worked with Dorothy Day for the last five years of her life, including two years as managing editor of The Catholic Worker. He has edited five previous volumes of her writings, including Selected Writings (Christopher Award Winner), her diaries (The Duty of Delight), and her selected letters (All the Way to Heaven).