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Chanting the Psalms by Cynthia Bourgeault

Chanting the Psalms

A Practical Guide with Instructional CD

By Cynthia Bourgeault

By Cynthia Bourgeault

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Category: Religion

Paperback $34.95

Nov 14, 2006 | ISBN 9781590302576

Chanting the Psalms by Cynthia Bourgeault
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Nov 14, 2006 | ISBN 9781590302576

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About Chanting the Psalms

Chanting the psalms, or psalmody, is an ancient practice of vital importance in the Christian spiritual tradition. Today many think of it as a discipline that belongs only in monasteries—but psalmody is a spiritual treasure that is available to anyone who prays. You don’t need to be musical or a monk to do it, and it can be enjoyed in church liturgical worship, in groups, or even individually as part of a personal rule of prayer. Cynthia Bourgeault brings the practice into the twenty-first century, providing a history of Christian psalmody as well as an appreciation of its place in contemplative practice today. And she teaches you how to do it as you chant along with her on the accompanying CD in which she demonstrates the basic techniques and easy melodies that anyone can learn. “Even if you can’t read music,” Cynthia says, “or if somewhere along the way you’ve absorbed the message that your voice is no good or you can’t sing on pitch, I’ll still hope to show you that chanting the psalms is accessible to nearly everyone.”

Also by Cynthia Bourgeault

The Heart of Centering Prayer
The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three
The Meaning of Mary Magdalene
The Wisdom Jesus
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Product Details

Category: Religion

Paperback | $34.95
Published by New Seeds
Nov 14, 2006 | 240 Pages | 7 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9781590302576

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Praise

"Bourgeault will be a helpful guide to those who seek to find a viable daily Christian practice, while those who already have a daily discipline may find that her suggestions for chanting deepens and enlarges their experience."—Publishers Weekly, starred review



"The best book I’ve seen on the theory and practice of Christian contemplative psalmody."—Thomas Keating, author of Open Mind, Open Heart and Finding Grace at the Center

"Few books ever manage to both inform and enthrall in equal measure the way this one does. The whole world of Christian spirituality owes Cynthia Bourgeault an enormous debt of gratitude for having given us a classic."—Phyllis Tickle, compiler of the Divine Hours series

"Cynthia Bourgeault, a skillful teacher, offers you all of the do-it-yourself instructions you need to thoroughly enjoy the sacred tradition of change and so step from time into the eternal Now."—Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB, cofounder of gratefulness.org

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