Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation

Laird shows that the Christian tradition of contemplation has its own refined teachings on using a prayer word to focus the mind, working with the breath to cultivate stillness, and the practice of inner vigilance or awareness.

• | Author: Martin Laird
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: July 01, 2006
• | Number of Pages: 176 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0195307607
• | ISBN-13: 9780195307603