Asking the Fathers de Aelred Squire - 1973

New York, NY: Morehouse-Barlow Company, 1973 Morehouse-Barlow Company, New York. 1973. Hardcover. Stated First Published in America, 1973. Distributed through the Episcopal Book Club with their impression on the front flap. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to the head, tail, and tips. DJ: Good +; sunfaded spine; repaired closed tear on rear panel. Brick red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 248 pp 8vo. Many people are attracted to meditation and prayer but find it hard to continue. The author feels he has a way to bridge that gap. He feels this problem stems from a lack of an over-all view of life consistent with the practice of authentic prayer. This book aims to trace the main lines of the teachings of the spiritual giants throughout Christian history in both method and form. More than an anthology, this a library of spiritual classics. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.