Augustine Baker: A Wise Mystical Guide

The article focuses on works and life of Austin Baker, a well-known Benedictine and a Welsh-speaker who was educated in England and converted from Protestantism. Topics include focused on personal contemplation, apparently underplaying the importance of the Divine Office; and antipathy for the discu...

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Main Author: Roy, Louis 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Jesuits 2022
In: The Way
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-58
Further subjects:B Contemplation
B Divine office (Prayers)
B Aversion
B Discursive practices
B Baker, Austin
B Protestantism
B Benedictines
B English Catholics
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Summary:The article focuses on works and life of Austin Baker, a well-known Benedictine and a Welsh-speaker who was educated in England and converted from Protestantism. Topics include focused on personal contemplation, apparently underplaying the importance of the Divine Office; and antipathy for the discursive prayer, "meditation" that was gaining popularity among English recusants through the influence of Jesuit missionaries.
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