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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781502503321

Autore

Spellman Lynne

Titolo

Unbolting the dark, a memoir [[electronic resource] ] : on turning inward in search of God / / Lynne Spellman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Hamilton Books, 2011

ISBN

1-283-21379-6

9786613213792

0-7618-5585-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (109 p.)

Disciplina

145

150

248.4092

Soggetti

Spiritual life

Middle-aged persons - Religious life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23

Sommario/riassunto

Unbolting the Dark, A Memoir traces the author's psychological and spiritual journey at midlife to understand the profound impact of her mother's death. This inward search becomes an actual journey that includes nine months in England at the University of Cambridge, six months at a monastery in Switzerland, and a year and a half in seminary in New York City as she prepares for ordination as an Episcopal priest. This reflective and inspiring book draws on the author's extensive knowledge of philosophy in classical and late antiquity to explore the pagan and Christian Platonist tradition of turn