Retreats 2012 — the annual publication of the Retreat Association
This unique and popular resource is now available to pre-order. It will be sent to you on publication in the third week of December 2011.
Retreats 2012 includes the following features:
- Articles, book and CD reviews on the theme of A Spring in the Desert
- Information and programmes for over 200 Christian retreat centres in the UK and beyond
- Details of courses, networks and associations that promote spirituality and spiritual direction
- Retreats with a theme - including painting, walking, Christmas and Easter
- Retreats for the beginner
- Individually guided retreats and quiet days
- Map pages divided into regions
- An index to all retreat centres
Unblocking the well
Lya Vollering describes her retreats for families and friends of substance misusers.
Nurturing new life in the desert
Alan Hodgetts reflects on his experiences of shepherding 12 prisoners through a week of accompanied prayer.
Finding the centre through shared suffering
Rebecca Horn reflects on how her own journey to fulfilment has led her to share in some of the most profound suffering of others.
Signs of new life on campus
Stephen Hoyland reflects on the blossoming of retreats offered to students on campus, where God never fails to show up.
Water of life, although by night
Daniel Muñoz explores how the writings of St John of the Cross have been inspirational to the setting up of a new retreat centre in Spain.
Laying down the pebbles
A Methodist minister gives a personal account of how retreats have helped her to find inspiration and healing.
Lya Vollering describes her retreats for families and friends of substance misusers.
Nurturing new life in the desert
Alan Hodgetts reflects on his experiences of shepherding 12 prisoners through a week of accompanied prayer.
Finding the centre through shared suffering
Rebecca Horn reflects on how her own journey to fulfilment has led her to share in some of the most profound suffering of others.
Signs of new life on campus
Stephen Hoyland reflects on the blossoming of retreats offered to students on campus, where God never fails to show up.
Water of life, although by night
Daniel Muñoz explores how the writings of St John of the Cross have been inspirational to the setting up of a new retreat centre in Spain.
Laying down the pebbles
A Methodist minister gives a personal account of how retreats have helped her to find inspiration and healing.
Articles
The wisdom of the desert
Archbishop Rowan Williams explores how the desert can help us find what it means to be human.
New Monasticism in Britain
John Ansell reflects on the recent surge of interest in the new-monastic movement and what effect it is having on the Church.
New life in the desert of loss
Jenny Hawke reflects on the personal desert experience of losing her parents, and of the new signs of life that have begun to emerge.
Spirituality, silence and song
Tom McGuinness SJ reflects on the underlying silence in our everyday lives and how this is echoed in the language of song.
When home doesn't feel like home
Tony Horsfall explores retreats that are offered to returning mission partners.
Midway on the race of life
Julia McGuinness explores how the challenges of midlife can represent opportunities for new life.
The wisdom of the desert
Archbishop Rowan Williams explores how the desert can help us find what it means to be human.
New Monasticism in Britain
John Ansell reflects on the recent surge of interest in the new-monastic movement and what effect it is having on the Church.
New life in the desert of loss
Jenny Hawke reflects on the personal desert experience of losing her parents, and of the new signs of life that have begun to emerge.
Spirituality, silence and song
Tom McGuinness SJ reflects on the underlying silence in our everyday lives and how this is echoed in the language of song.
When home doesn't feel like home
Tony Horsfall explores retreats that are offered to returning mission partners.
Midway on the race of life
Julia McGuinness explores how the challenges of midlife can represent opportunities for new life.
How to get your copy of Retreats 2012:
- Online
- Available at most Christian bookshops
- By post (UK only):
Send a cheque for £9.00 (£6.50 per copy plus £2.50 postage and packing) to our contact address.
Retreats 2011
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