Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer

by Chumley, Norris

• ISBN13: 9780061874178
• ISBN10: 0061874175
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-05
• Publisher: Harperone

Summary

#x1C;Norris Chumley traverses a spiritual landscape unfamiliar to most Westerners. . . . Take this book and read. Even better, read this book and accept its invitation to pray.#x1D; -Diana Butler Bass, author of A People's History of Christianity Norris Chumley presents a lavishly illustrated companion to the PBS documentary Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer. Readers can follow Chumley on a pilgrimage through the holiest sites of the early Christian world as he searches for modern-day practitioners of the ancient Eastern mystical tradition and its most sacred prayer: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." This beautifully illustrated volume includes black-and-white and full-color images of the author's travels through Eastern Europe, including rare pictures from visits to holy sites where photographers are only rarely granted access.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Power of the Jesus Prayer	p. 7
The Living Tradition of the Jesus Prayer	p. 25
The Monasteries of St. Antony and St. Catherine
The Life-Transforming Power of One Brief Prayer	p. 49
The Jesus Prayer on the Holy Mountain	p. 65
The Monasteries of Mount Athos
The History of the Jesus Prayer	p. 87
The Jesus Prayer in the Painted Churches of Romania	p. 103
Following the Jesus Prayer into the Caves of Kiev	p. 129
The Jesus Prayer amid the Grandeur of Russia	p. 149
Epilogue	p. 171
Acknowledgments	p. 181
Suggested Reading	p. 187
Index	p. 189
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