<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Activists can only go so far for so long before burning out. Including extended spiritual practices in this revised edition, Phileena Heuertz offers her story and helps us see that contemplation is not just a luxury, it is essential--not only to a life of sustained commitment to justice, but to the fully human life in the Holy Spirit.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>You can only go so far for so long before you find the limits of yourself. For Phileena Heuertz that moment arrived, mercifully, around the same time as a sabbatical to mark her twelfth year of service with an international organization working with some of the most vulnerable people in the world. Activists often see contemplation as a luxury, the sort of thing necessarily set aside in the quest to see the world set aright. But in <em>Pilgrimage of a Soul</em> we see that contemplation is essential--not only to a life of sustained commitment to the justice and righteousness of God, but to the fully human life that the Holy Spirit beckons each of us to. Tracing seven movements from a kind of sleepfulness to a kind of wakefulness, Phileena shows us that life is a journey that repeats itself as Christ leads us deeper and deeper into our true selves and a truer knowledge of God. This revised edition includes practices with each chapter, as well as questions for group discussion and individual reflection.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>As a co-director of Word Made Flesh, an international community of Christians who live and serve among the poor, Phileena Heuertz understands active faith. In <em>Pilgrimage of a Soul: Contemplative Spirituality for the Active Life</em>, Heuertz describes her transforming journey into another aspect of faith--learning to rest in and surrender to God.</p>--Sojourners, September-October 2010<br><br><p>Contemplation is the meditation of the soul. <em>Pilgrimage of a Soul: Contemplative Spirituality for the Active Life</em> urges contemplation as part of a healthy spirituality, connecting the conscious to the subconscious. With plenty of discussion on faith and thought, <em>Pilgrimage of a Soul</em> is an intriguing and intellectual read for any Christian studies collection.</p>--James A. Cox, Library Book Watch, September 2010<br>