Pray Without Ceasing: The Way of the Invocation in World Religions (Treasures of the World's Religions)

Laude, Patrick

ISBN 10: 1933316144 / ISBN 13: 9781933316147

Published by World Wisdom, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pray Without Ceasing: The Way of the Invocation in World Religions (Treasures of the World's Religions)
• Publisher: World Wisdom
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933316144
• ISBN 13: 9781933316147
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Drawn from the world's religions, this work takes the reader on a pilgrimage to the heart of prayer and reveals why prayer is the essence of the human condition.

About the Author

Patrick Laude is a Professor at Georgetown University. He is the author of numerous articles and several books dealing with the relationship between mysticism, symbolism, and literature, as well as important spiritual fi gures such as Jeanne Guyon, Simone Weil, Louis Massignon, and Frithjof Schuon. His works include Singing the Way: Insights in Poetry and Spiritual Transformation, Approches du quiétisme, and Divine Play, Sacred Laughter, and Spiritual Understanding. He is also the co-editor of Music of the Sky: An Anthology of Spiritual Poetry and Frithjof Schuon: Life and Teachings. He is currently Professor of French at Georgetown University.