In the Stillness, Waiting: Christian Origins of the Prayer of the Heart

“A masterly distillation of the central teachings of the Eastern Christian tradition of prayer and discipleship.”—Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury

Many are familiar with the Orthodox "Jesus Prayer," also known as "the prayer of the heart,” as a central prayer for monastics, but there is much more to discover about its tradition of contemplation as a grounding both for the interior spiritual life, and for compassionate action in the world. Nicholas Worssam, Franciscan friar an...