Shoeless
Carmelite Spirituality in a Disquieted World
- Prayer & Spiritual Formation
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
What does Carmelite spirituality have to teach us about living at peace in the frenetic world of ours today? Everything. Guiding the reader through a mystical maze of themes, Shoeless: Carmelite Spirituality in a Disquieted World displays the heart of the Carmelite charism and apostolate as set forth by the religious reform of Saint Teresa of Avila in the latter half of the sixteenth century. The reader will be introduced to the history of the Carmelite Order and its unique features, including its eremitic and monastic roots, attentiveness to the human soul, the virtue of humility, the spousal meaning of the body, the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the art of silent contemplative prayer. In addition, Shoeless features the testimonies of its authors and their mutual vocation to the sacrament of marriage and the Carmelite way of life. Readers will become acquainted intimately with the meaning of Mount Carmel and the peculiarity of its zealous form of missionary contemplation. A preview is given of the spiritual itinerary toward the summit of this secret height that includes reference to the interior castle and the dark night of the soul.
Endorsements (3)
“Beware the power of this book. I was lured by the invitation to walk ‘shoeless’ in the world, and before I knew it, was treading in the deep waters of Teresa of Avila, Elizabeth of the Trinity, and Edith Stein. This accessible yet substantive introduction to Carmelite spirituality is perfect for any seeker of a more contemplative life.”
“This book is a fresh, authentic, and personally committed appraisal of Carmelite spirituality as lived out in the communities of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. The goal is not to produce a historical or doctrinal study, . . . but to offer a motivating and biblically founded contact with the Carmelite charism in its essential lines. It so contributes to concretize Christian discipleship in its fraternal-sororal, spousal, and contemplative dimensions.”
“Donald and Megan Wallenfang’s Shoeless gives an arresting introduction to Carmelite spirituality as it is lived both in the cloister by religious and in the world by lay members of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. The word shoeless in the title wonderfully captures the beauty and challenge of the Carmelite vocation, which is not only contemplative, poor, and penitential, but also joyously missionary. The authors share their own inspirational vocation stories after narrating the rich history of the Carmelite tradition, which continues to renew the church. The story they tell is good news, eloquently announced.”
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