Evelyn Underhill's Prayer Book by Evelyn Underhill


Evelyn Underhill's Prayer Book
Title : Evelyn Underhill's Prayer Book
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ISBN : 0281078742
ISBN-10 : 9780281078745
Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 140
Publication : Published January 18, 2018

'Carefully edited, this beautiful little volume is a rare gem . . . highly recommended for anyone seeking new inspiration in prayer.' - The Reader
Between 1924 and 1938, Evelyn Underhill compiled two personal prayer books for use when conducting spiritual retreats at Pleshey (the retreat house for the diocese of Chelmsford). The prayers were carefully selected and include quotes from a variety of theologians and writers in Christian spirituality, as well as her own very rich, metaphorical and theologically deep prayers.

These collections are now available for the first time.

Evelyn Underhill's Prayer Book Reviews

  • C. McLeish

    Excellent

    I was searching for a book of prayers to aid me in the practice of prayer. I have been intentionally gravitating away from religious prayers with a demonic undertone. I have no interest in talking to and about demons while praying to God and I realize that is how we were taught growing up in church. This book really made such a difference as I would pray the prayers when I awoke in the mornings.

  • Gloriamarie

    Having done my Master's thesis on her work, I was delighted to learn that at long last her personal prayerbook had been discovered and published. In many ways, Underhill is my mentor in the spiritual life.

    This is a priceless volume.

  • Neil Saltmarsh

    The prayers come from all sorts of sources which it is interesting to read in the notes. For me the foreword by Eugene Peterson was worth the price of getting this book. I will probably not use this book too often but I will refer to it often to go back to the source where Evelyn Underhill found the prayer.

  • Leaflet



    “Open my eyes, O Lord, that we may learn to know You in Your humble loveliness and discover You in the sanctifying prose of daily duty. For there, You do truly dwell; it is in this simple duty, whatever may be its form, that we are sure to meet You.”

  • Justin Low

    A fascinating back story to the discovery of this asset and a volume packed with gold.