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Autore |
Cook Chris (Christopher C.H.) |
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Titolo |
Finding God in a holy place : explorations of prayer in Durham Cathedral / / Chris Cook |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Mowbray, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-87480-2 |
9786612874802 |
1-4411-5001-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Prayer - Church of England |
Sacred space - England - Durham |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Finding a Holy Place: Durham Cathedral; 2 Finding God in a Holy Place; 3 An Invitation to Pray: The Nave and the Body of the Church; 4 Daily Prayer: The Quire and Sanctuary; 5 Praying on the Margins: The Galilee Chapel; 6 Pilgrim Prayer: The Chapel of the Nine Altars; 7 Contemplative Prayer: The Feretory; 8 Holy Places: Finding Ourselves and Finding God; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'A holy place...is a place that becomes a gateway to heaven', writes Chris Cook, 'a place in which we are aware of the presence of God.' These places may be geographical or architectural, or they may be metaphorical: places of loss, or achievement, or transition. This book explores prayer in holy spaces: physical places where we can go to be nearer to God. It is focused on one particular place - Durham Cathedral (voted the country's best-loved building) - but it is designed to enable the reader to explore prayer in other holy places also. It is a practical guide to prayer which takes into accoun |
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