Healing In The Landscape Of Prayer »

Avery Brooke presents an introduction to healing prayer for mainline congregations interested in learning more about healing, particularly in the context of parish life. She tells the story of gradually bringing healing prayer into her own life and that of her church, Saint Luke's Episcopal Parish in Darien, Connecticut, addressing some of the theological, spiritual, and practical aspects of establishing a ministry of healing in a mainline parish.

This highly readable book would be ideal for individuals or study groups desiring to learn more about healing in their congregation. Her chapters discussing the history of healing and healing as part of the "landscape of prayer" provide a solid foundation from which to start a healing ministry. At a practical level, Brooke outlines steps for designing a healing service in the context of the parish eucharist and provides prayers, litanies, and suggestions for further reading.

About the Author
very Brooke has taught prayer and meditation and has been a spiritual director for over thirty years. She is an oblate of the Order of the Holy Cross and is currently a Mentor in the Annand Program in Spiritual Growth at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, where she teaches an introduction to Healing and the Laying on of Hands.

Tilden Edwards

This book provides an excellent introduction to a wide range of contemporary understandings and practices related to healing with a special regard for the mainstream of Christian thought and practice. Many powerful, concrete stories from her own experience add to its helpfulness and readability.