{"product_id":"letters-to-a-soul-paperback","title":"Letters to a Soul - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHubert Van Zeller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1975. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young man...a painter. Having converted, he tries his vocation as a monk, but decides that monastic life is not for him. Thrown back on his own resources, he quickly becomes enmeshed in difficulties-not least, when he discovers an unusually sympathetic ear in a young married woman-and he struggles to find a place in the contemporary Church. Throughout his searching, he turns to the Benedictine Dom Hubert for counsel, wondering what to do with his feelings. Dom Hubert, also an artist, offers practical advice to his correspondent while astutely pinpointing his mistakes. Not only fascinating as an historical snapshot of the world in 1975 through the eyes of a widely-travelled monk, these letters, full of wit and insight, address many topics which remain pertinent today, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeeking peace and balance in the life of the spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgress in prayer, and the danger of self-absorption \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChastity, and the difference between romance, love, and friendship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObedience in the Church, and the crisis of religious vocations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiturgical aesthetics, the Charismatic movement, and the Latin Mass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fear that God is not enough to satisfy man.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDom Hubert van Zeller\u003c\/strong\u003e (1905-1984) was born in British-controlled Egypt and became a Benedictine monk of Downside Abbey in Bath, England. The author of numerous books ranging from scriptural commentary to fiction and biography, he was also renowned as a minimalist sculptor and cartoonist. He was a friend of Ronald Knox and of Evelyn Waugh, who described Dom Hubert's writings as 'characterised by vitality and elegance'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 126\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718575099967,"sku":"9781739624170","price":22.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2891ae9807d9eee979e323951b8a3213.webp?v=1765082459","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/letters-to-a-soul-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}