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Robert Llewelyn

Distractions

Distractions

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Robert Llewelyn (1919–2008) explores the inner life of prayer through the often-neglected subject of distraction, drawing especially on The Cloud of Unknowing, the Desert Fathers, and the practice of Zen meditation. Rather than treating distraction simply as a failure of concentration, he suggests that involuntary distractions may become points of healing through which the Holy Spirit gradually brings the personality towards wholeness and integration in Christ. With clarity and pastoral sensitivity, Llewelyn examines silence, contemplation, dreams, memory, and the unconscious, relating traditional Christian teaching to modern psychological insight. His reflections on prayer are both practical and deeply theological, emphasizing perseverance, receptivity, and trust in God’s hidden action. The comparison between Christian contemplative prayer and Zen meditation is handled with balance and openness, while remaining firmly rooted in the Christian mystical tradition. Llewelyn provides fresh insight into the struggles and possibilities of contemplative prayer.
  • Publication date: 31 July 2026
  • Page count: 40
  • Dimensions: Height 1600 mm; Width 110 mm
  • Publisher: SLG Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN-13: 9780728304826

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