The Vinedresser's Notebook: Spiritual Lessons in Pruning, Waiting, Harvesting & Abundance

Sutera, Judith

ISBN 10: 1426773838 / ISBN 13: 9781426773839

Published by Abingdon Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Vinedresser's Notebook: Spiritual Lessons in Pruning, Waiting, Harvesting & Abundance
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1426773838
• ISBN 13: 9781426773839
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Soupiset, Paul
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Scripture is filled with images and stories of grapevines and vine tending. Yet few modern people have any idea of what that entails and the deep levels of symbolism that were intended in the Bible.

 

Written by a vinedresser, theologian, psychologist, and nun, this illustrated text centers on a visual meditation combined with short reflections about the spiritual life, extending the spiritual metaphor of the vineyard, the vinedresser, and Jesus’ teachings. The words are simple and few, the pictures clear and evocative, as much a part of the meditation as the text itself. In reading this book and understanding how the vines work and what the role of the vinedresser is, readers can explore more deeply what vine care means for their spiritual walk. The Vinedresser's Notebook can be used as 40-day devotional, in a group setting, or as an inspirational book.

 

About the Author

Judith Sutera is a Benedictine sister of the monastery of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. She holds degrees in psychology and sociology, with a master's degree in counseling, and, in 1986, became one of the first women to receive a master's degree in monastic theology. A magazine editor and the author of several books, she is a director for oblates, teaches courses in monastic spirituality, and gives presentations, retreats, and workshops for monastic communities, academic conferences, formation groups, and retreat centers across the United States.