... an accessible and thought-provoking exploration of what this this 'rare and unfashionable virtue' might look like in daily life once it is let loose from the pages of the bible and hagiographies of saints... [the book] will challenge different people in different ways.

The Pastoral Review Volume 7 Issue 6

A book which has been re-printed five times within a few months of publication, and which further carries the 'grateful' commendation of Archbishop Rowan Williams, really needs no further recommendation... this book will help all who read and follow its teaching to grow in that wisdom, a process with which the author himself has clearly been grappling and which gives this book true authority.

Stanbrook Reviews, No.2

Stephen Cherry offers us an extended meditation on an often misunderstood and elusive virtue which yet lies at the heart of faith.

The Expository Times 123 (8)

'Surely an unparalleled antidote to our own petty grumbling!'

Methodist Recorder

'Stories and concrete examples engage the reader's imagination and big theological ideas are articulated in a highly accessible way. A book for lent and well beyond.'

CRUX

This is a welcome book, and one chosen as the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent book. It is an easy and challenging read, and reintroduces to a modern generation teaching which has for centuries been at the heart of the monastic project. As such it will repay close attention.

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