Sister Wendy's Meditations on Love [Hardcover]

Wendy Beckett (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sister Wendy's Meditations | Publication Date: September 9, 1995

We all know the benefit that times of meditation can bring to our busy lives. In this inspirational book Sister Wendy draws on her years of silent contemplation to share her unique wisdom and personal insights into the blessing and inner calm that can be Love.

Inspired by the profound spiritual power of great art, Sister Wendy uses artwork and the theme of Love to show how to achieve a positive state of calm contemplation. Inspirational and informative, this is the perfect companion on the journey of self-discovery.

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About the Author

Sister Wendy Beckett is a member of the Notre Dame order, a teaching order of nuns. She studied for her degree in English at St. Anne's College, Oxford where she graduated with highest honors. After teaching in South Africa, she returned to England in 1970 to live a fully contemplative life under the protection of a Carmelite monastery in Norfolk, where she lives in seclusion to this day. A lifelong art lover and recognized art historian, Sister Wendy began serious study of the subject in 1980. She writes for many art magazines and her wildly popular BBC television series, Sister Wendy's Odyssey, Sister Wendy's Grand Tour, and Sister Wendy's Story of Painting are seen on PBS.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT (September 9, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789401789
• ISBN-13: 978-0789401786
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,052,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love through great works of art., March 27, 2000

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Nadya Zheltuhina (Vologda, Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sister Wendy's Meditations on Love (Hardcover)

The book inspires the soul to love God and to love other people. In amazing ways, Sister Beckett shows the gift of artists to create love in their materpeices. One can look at the painting and see nothing untill he/she reads the meditation that opens up the world of love inside the paiting. It is amazing to see the creation of different kinds of love in the works of art that many people have seen before but could not figure out. The short and fascinating meditations create a glips of the world the way God intends it to be.