Evelyn Underhill's Prayer Book

by Robyn Wrigley-Carr

Publisher:

SPCK

, 2018

Overview

Between 1924 and 1938, Evelyn Underhill compiled two personal prayer books for use when conducting spiritual retreats at Pleshey (the retreat house for the diocese of Chelmsford). The prayers were carefully selected and include quotes from a variety of theologians and writers in Christian spirituality, as well as her own very rich, metaphorical and theologically deep prayers.

Key Features

• Presents Evelyn Underhill's prayers published for the first time
• A beautiful anthology of theologically rich and thoughtful prayer and meditation
• Includes a forward from Eugene Peterson

Contents

• Forward by Eugene Peterson
• Introduction
• Evelyn Underhill's Book of Private Prayers
• Appendix: Editing the Prayer Book

Praise for the Print Edition

In the diocese of Chelmsford, we have always treasured our association with Evelyn Underhill and her love for what is now our House of Retreat at Pleshey. It was therefore tremendously exciting to discover her handwritten collection of prayers. This book now makes those prayers available to everyone. To read them and to pray them through is to enter into the heart and experience the spirituality of one of the most significant Christian writers of the twentieth century

—Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford

For those who love Evelyn Underhill and her many writings this Prayer Book is a real find! Here in this handsomely produced book is her compilation of prayers from the saints, theologians, liturgical texts, and her own prayers. These served as a resource in her work as a pioneering retreat leader and spiritual director. Reading these prayers puts the reader in the company of a woman of profound wisdom and deep prayerfulness. Her love of God and care for others is palpable.

—Dana Greene, President, The Evelyn Underhill Association

Product Details

• Title: Evelyn Underhill's Prayer Book
• Editor: Robyn Wrigley-Carr
• Publisher: SPCK
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 144
• Resource Type: Anthology
• Topic: Prayer

About Robyn Wrigley-Carr

Dr. Robyn Wrigley-Carr is Senior Lecturer in Theology and Spirituality at Alphacrucis College, Sydney, Australia. She studied for her PhD on the spiritual direction of Baron Friedrich von Hügel at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.