Books: A classic read on the importance of solitude gains new resonance in a 24/7 world
MATTHEW SMEAL, a writer and photographer who specialises in the humanitarian sector, finds “a depth that belies its simplicity” in Henri Nouwen’s 1974 book, ‘Out of Solitude’…
ESSAY: WHAT THE JOYOUS SOLITUDE OF EARLY HERMITS CAN TEACH US ABOUT BEING ALONE
In an article first published on The Conversation, KIM HAINES-EITZEN, professor of earth Christianity at Cornell University in the US, looks at what, in taoday’s fast-paced world, we can learn from early Christian hermits…