{"product_id":"guidelines-for-mystical-prayer-by-ruth-burrows-ocd-9780860124535","title":"Guidelines for Mystical Prayer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurns \u0026amp; Oates are proud to reissue Ruth Burrows' critically acclaimed work of spiritual theology, \u003ci\u003eGuidelines for Mystical Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen first published in 1976, spiritual theology as reflection on spiritual experience was a growing trend; but at the same time, there was a new interest in, and a return to, the classical Carmelite theology of prayer, with an effort to formulate that theology in contemporary thought categories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuidelines for Mystical Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e embodies both tendencies. It offers a personal narrative, a reflection on the spiritual history of two gifted people, St Teresa and St John of the Cross; and yet it speaks clearly out of the Carmelite tradition, and in the language of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStrong interest in Carmelite theology of prayer and the spiritual life has continued into the present; the success of Burrows' \u003ci\u003eEssence of Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e is testament to this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596506579180,"sku":"9780860124535","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780860124535-guidelines-for-mystical-prayer.jpg?v=1777928851","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/guidelines-for-mystical-prayer-by-ruth-burrows-ocd-9780860124535","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}