An autobiography of Ruth Burrows - the account of a life empty of outward incident after her early years, but rich with her own spiritual growth. It writes of the Christian's relationship with others and with God, of prayer, of the life of the Spirit.

A penetrating interpretation of St Teresa of Avila's central teaching on prayer. This book is a guide to the life of deep union with God.

Burns& Oates are proud to reissue Ruth Burrows' critically acclaimed work of spiritual theology, "Guidelines for Mystical Prayer". When first published in 1976, spiritual theology as reflection on spiritual experience was a growing trend; but at the same time there was a new interest in, and a retur... (more)

Prayer is a word we take for granted. Ought we to do so? What do we mean by prayer? What does the word mean in the Christian context? Almost always when we talk about prayer we refer to something we do. From that standpoint, questions problems, confusion, discouragement and illusions multiply. For B... (more)