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- English
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About this book
"France's conversion is deeply touchingĀ .Ā .Ā . This is religious discovery for a postmodern generation." āPhilip Zaleski,Ā
Los Angeles Times
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The tiny, arid Greek island of Patmos is one of the most sacred places in the Christian worldāa place of bewitching power, where people come for a brief summer visit and end up returning, year after year, for the rest of their lives. They respond to an unexplainable force that they can find nowhere else. Perhaps it is the invigorating "Greek light" that infuses the Holy Island's rocks and hills with a breathtaking sharpness and clarity, dating back to the time when Zeus raised the island from the bed of the sea.
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Or perhaps it is Patmos's incredible history. Almost two thousand years ago, Saint John was exiled here, and lived as a hermit in the cave of Revelation, where he experienced a vision that led to the most famous piece of apocalyptic literature, the Book of Revelation.
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InĀ A Place of Healing for the Soul, BBC commentator Peter Franceāwho arrived on the island a hardened skepticātells how he came to change his life perspective. Learning from the island's gregarious inhabitants and its religious eccentricsāhermits, ascetics, monks, and nunsāhe discovered the pleasure and security of living simply and doing without, in a timeless realm where history, myth, and spirituality are endlessly alive.
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"France, an erudite and amiable companion, who spices his writing with self-deprecating wit and thoughtful commentary on the eternal mysteries of the universe, has created a delight for open, even if skeptical, minds." ā Booklist
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The tiny, arid Greek island of Patmos is one of the most sacred places in the Christian worldāa place of bewitching power, where people come for a brief summer visit and end up returning, year after year, for the rest of their lives. They respond to an unexplainable force that they can find nowhere else. Perhaps it is the invigorating "Greek light" that infuses the Holy Island's rocks and hills with a breathtaking sharpness and clarity, dating back to the time when Zeus raised the island from the bed of the sea.
Ā
Or perhaps it is Patmos's incredible history. Almost two thousand years ago, Saint John was exiled here, and lived as a hermit in the cave of Revelation, where he experienced a vision that led to the most famous piece of apocalyptic literature, the Book of Revelation.
Ā
InĀ A Place of Healing for the Soul, BBC commentator Peter Franceāwho arrived on the island a hardened skepticātells how he came to change his life perspective. Learning from the island's gregarious inhabitants and its religious eccentricsāhermits, ascetics, monks, and nunsāhe discovered the pleasure and security of living simply and doing without, in a timeless realm where history, myth, and spirituality are endlessly alive.
Ā
"France, an erudite and amiable companion, who spices his writing with self-deprecating wit and thoughtful commentary on the eternal mysteries of the universe, has created a delight for open, even if skeptical, minds." ā Booklist
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introit
- 1 A Place of Power
- 2 Monks and Dancers
- 3 Nuns and Real Estate
- 4 A Local Habitation
- 5 Testing Times
- 6 To Kiss an Icon
- 7 Those Who Desire Peace
- 8 From Another Country
- 9 More Enduring Than Gold
- 10 Taking the Plunge
- 11 Differences
- 12 Agio Pneuma
- 13 Taking Possession
- 14 Apocalypse Remembered
- 15 A Place of Healing ā¦