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Resources for 2010

Earlier Resources


Exploring the Mystery of Beauty

Audio recording of a talk given by Brother Patrick Moore of Sarum College. The talk was originally given on 23rd January 2010.

Track 1 (27 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).

Track 2 (26 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).


Icons: Tradition and Symbolism

Audio recording of a talk given by Sir Richard Temple of the Temple Gallery. The talk was originally given on 20th February 2010.

Track 1 (30 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).

Track 2 (33 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).


Icons of Mary and Christian Contemplation

Audio recording of a talk given by Amanda Moss. The talk was originally given on 20th March 2010.

Track 1 (53 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).

Also, you can view icons here.


Exploring Icons of the Spiritual Canticle of St John of the Cross

Resources to accompany the talk given by Viv Stacey on 17 April 2010:

1. Introduction to a talk on the contemporary icon of John of the Cross written by Carmelite sisters in Harissa, Lebanon. The icon now hangs in the priory chapel in Segovia, Spain. The icon is a fine example of sacred art coming from the Carmelite tradition that draws deeply on the canon of symbols from Orthodox iconography.

2. A selection of the small, border icons that illuminate The Spiritual Canticle by John of the Cross. They are arranged in a format helpful for meditation - an icon, the relevant verses from the poem, and a portion of text from John’s commentary on the poem. The guiding prompts described in the introduction can be used as an aid open up inner experience of the icons.


Talk by Clive Hicks

Written version of a talk by Clive Hicks on 'The Cathedral of Chartres - A Ladder to Heaven'. The talk was originally given on 8th May 2010.

   Talk

Websites on Chartres Cathedral:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartres_Cathedral
http://sacred-destinations.com/france/chartres-cathedral


Interfaith Seminar - Ken Knight on Rumi

Audio recording of a talk given by Ken Knight, from the Interfaith Seminar The Elements of Contemporary Spiritual Experiences in the West and those in Sufi Mystics.

The talk was originally given on 10th April 2010.

Track 1 (35 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).


Interfaith Seminar - Sufi poems and the life and writings of Rabi'a.

These resources are from the Interfaith Seminar led by Ken Knight The Elements of Contemporary Spiritual Experiences in the West and those in Sufi Mystics, held on 2nd October 2010.

   Sufi Poems

   Life and writings of Rabi'a


Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary –
the life and paintings of Stanley Spencer.

Audio recording of a talk given by Dr Jeremy Harvey. The talk was originally given on 23rd October 2010.

Track 1 (36 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).

Track 2 (40 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).

Track 3 (56 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).


Lovelier than the Dawn (St John of the Cross)

Audio recording of a talk given by Jennifer Holden and Father Eugene McCaffrey OCD, of the Tabor Carmelite Retreat House. The talk was originally given on 13th November 2010.

Track 1 (37 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).

Track 2 (38 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).

Track 3 (29 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).

Track 4 (31 mins) - listen on Dropbox
    (or right-click on the new page and 'Save As' to download mp3 file).

 

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