Anglican Spiritual Direction by Peter Ball
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Reviews for Anglican
Spiritual Direction |
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“This is an invaluable guide to territory that is still
sadly unfamiliar to many Anglicans. It gives a full picture of the
distinctive style and content of the spiritual counsel offered by classical
Anglican writers, discuses the rather mixed effects of the nineteenth-century
adaptations of Roman Catholic material, and provides a critical overview of
the various approaches that have emerged more recently in worldwide Anglican
practice. A clear, helpful survey with much that will inspire and instruct.”
—Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury |
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“Grounded and open, this eminently practical and
incarnational guide draws on the depths of our ancient tradition with a
post-modern willingness to engage all of being – soul, spirit, and body, as
well as mind. A most useful introduction to spiritual direction and its
current practice in the Anglican tradition.” —Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding
Bishop of the Episcopal Church |
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“In this comprehensive and accessible book, Peter Ball
reminds us of the distinctive and significant contributions of the Anglican
tradition to the ministry of spiritual direction. His work invites the reader
to further exploration of the great figures and movements of past centuries,
too often overlooked but profoundly relevant to the cure of souls. Further,
his thoughtful examination of the work of Anglican spiritual directors
throughout the world today offers fresh insight into this rich tradition.”
—Margaret Guenther, author of Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
and At Home in the World: A Rule of Life for the Rest of Us |
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“This fascinating and instructive overview reminds us
of the humane and ‘non-violent’ experience of the classic Anglican experience
of Spirituality and its subsequent tradition of spiritual guidance. Just as
Peter Ball shows just how much the Anglican experience is rooted in Scripture
and history as well as communal and personal prayer and experience, so each
chapter offers the chance to ground and personalise the topic through
question and reflection. The tensions between the gifted amateur and the
professional, true for many though not all traditions of spiritual guidance today,
are laid bare and the reader is left free to make their own minds up about
this as about other matters, such as future developments and the ways forward
over different areas of strength and weakness.” —Andrew Walker, director of
the London Centre for Spirituality |