Back Issues of Quiet Spaces

Previous volumes of Quiet Spaces are still available for purchase:

• Yesterday
• Nation
• Solitude
• Night
• Noon
• Morning
• Fire
• Water
• Rock
• City
• Wilderness

Yesterday

Yesterday
Edited by Heather Fenton

Yesterday looks at the many different aspects of the past - spiritual, collective and individual. Using the examples of the creation and the eucharist as well as personal memories and stories, Yesterday points us to seeing what God has done already, and how we can respond to his actions.

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Nation

Nation
Edited by Naomi Starkey

This issue of Quiet Spaces looks at the theme of 'Nation' - what it means to belong to a group or a county but also how it feels to be an outsider.

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Solitude

Solitude

Edited by Naomi Starkey

Quiet Spaces: Solitude looks at the theme of 'solitude' from a variety of angles. Bringing together insights from the Bible, poetry, music, personal experience and more, Solitude features Sister Wendy Beckett discussing the call to a solitary life, Jennifer Rees Larcombe on living alone, the story of John Bunyan, as well as writers sharing personal experience of retreats.

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Night

Night

Edited by Naomi Starkey

Articles include Trusting God in the Night by Celia Bowring, 24-7 Prayer by Andy Freeman and Burrswood: a Christian hospital and place of healing by Gareth Tuckwell.

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Noon

Noon
Edited by Naomi Starkey

Articles include Margaret Silf on 'Life's noontide hour', an extract from Joyce Huggett's book Embracing God's World, and Heny Wansbrough reflecting on St Benedict's rules for life.

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Morning

Morning
Edited by Naomi Starkey

From nurturing faith in children to the dawn of hope in tough situations, this issue features articles from Maggi Dawn, Lindsay Melluish and Michael Volland.

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Fire

Fire
Edited by Naomi Starkey

In this issue, Tom Smail writes on the fire of renewal, Jennifer Rees Larcombe looks at being refined by fire, and discover the flames behind John Wesley.

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Water

Water
Edited by Naomi Starkey

Cleansing, cooling, healing, refreshing, life-giving springs...

Joyce Huggett on 'God's gift of water'
Reflections of a Christian surfer from Michael Volland
John Newton's seafaring life of grace

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Rock

Rock
Edited by Naomi Starkey

From trusting in the unchanging, unmoveable rock of our salvation to having faith that can move mountains.

Heather Coupland digs for 'Jewels from the Rock'
Reflections on St Clare of Assisi from Helen Julian CSF
'The Rock in Times of Trouble' - Andrew White

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City

The City
Edited by Naomi Starkey

Striving to encounter God through community in the places where people gather - cities.

Kathy Galloway writes on the work of the Iona community in central Glasgow
Reflections from Gordon Giles on the Holy city
Eddie Askew on Loving Relationships

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Wilderness

The Wilderness
Edited by Naomi Starkey

This edition looks at the rich and resonant theme of The Wilderness in Christian spirituality

Reflections from Wendy Bray on keeping a journal
Emma Loveridge shares her experiences of the Sinai Desert
Alistair Campbell on The Time of Testing

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