The other side of silence: A guide to Christian meditation

A theologian and psychologist presents a rationale for and discusses the method of Christian meditation leading to an encounter with God. TABLE OF CONTENTS: PART ONE: A Basic Perspective: 1.) Encountering God -- 2.) Intimacy, art and meditation ----------- PART TWO: The Basic Climate for Meditation: 3.) The climate of meditation -- 4.) The spiritual world as the soul's soil -- 5.) Cracking the husk : man's need for God -- 6.) To whom do we pray? -- 7.) The creative power of love -- 8.) A word of warning and encouragement ----------- PART THREE: Preparation for th eInsward Journey: 9.) Time -- 10.) Silence : discovering the way inward -- 11.) Aids in the pratice of silence ----------- PART FOUR: The Use of Images in Meditation: 12.) Silence, mysticism and religious experience -- 13.) Exploring the nature of the spiritual world -- 14.) Developing imagination : stepping into the inner world -- 15.) A check list for the venture inward -- 16.) Putting imagination to work ----------- PART FIVE: Adventures on the Other Side of Silence: 17.) Windows inward