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Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer: Experiencing the Presence of God and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of an Ancient Spirituality



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“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.” —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.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperOne
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 5, 2011
Edition ‏ : ‎ 0
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061874175
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061874178
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.77 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,991,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #709 in Devotionals #1,496 in Christian Orthodoxy (Books) #5,096 in Christian Faith (Books)
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