{"product_id":"guidelines-for-mystical-prayer","title":"Guidelines for Mystical Prayer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurns \u0026amp; Oates are proud to reissue Ruth Burrows'' critically acclaimed work of spiritual theology, \u003ci\u003eGuidelines for Mystical Prayer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57481691988341,"sku":"9780860124535","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780860124535.jpg?v=1786089984","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/guidelines-for-mystical-prayer","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}