{"product_id":"beside-an-irish-path-of-christian-formation-9798254367215","title":"beside: an irish path of Christian formation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edward James\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christian Ministry - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book about the ordinary life of faith - written for the people still showing up.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeside\u003c\/i\u003e is a Christian formation book rooted in the Irish monastic tradition. It is written for the person sitting in the car outside the church, the one holding a cup that has gone cold, the one who has not abandoned faith but can no longer find the path between belief and the actual shape of their days. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStructured around the Breastplate of Saint Patrick - \u003ci\u003eCr�ost liom, Christ with me\u003c\/i\u003e - the book moves in four parts: seeing, walking, becoming, belonging. Twelve chapters build twelve rules of common life, drawing on the early Irish Christians, the Desert Fathers, Benedict of Nursia, and the long tradition of formation through ordinary practice. Each chapter carries an Irish proverb, a closing prayer, and a practice to keep during the week. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I - A Way of Seeing\u003c\/b\u003e asks what has already been forming you, before any practice was named.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II - A Way of Walking\u003c\/b\u003e enters the practices that constitute a common life: prayer, attention to silence and Scripture, and the work of hands and hospitality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III - A Way of Becoming\u003c\/b\u003e stays with the slower questions: stability, the shaping of the soul, and the sharing of wisdom without control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV - A Way of Belonging\u003c\/b\u003e names what it costs to enter a common life and keep your promises across ordinary time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is written in Irish English, with the Irish language woven throughout - not as ornament but as formation. A pronunciation guide appears at the back for readers who wish to pray the words aloud. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeside\u003c\/i\u003e includes: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Twelve Rules of Common Life - a covenant for groups to adopt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA twelve-week group guide with weekly practices and reflection questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA six-week condensed path\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA weekend retreat format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA guide to Irish pronunciation for the Breastplate and proverbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn annotated reading list of ancient and modern sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor individuals, small groups, and any community willing to walk slowly, stay faithful, and trust that Christ has been beside them longer than they knew.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47812879122583,"sku":"9798254367215","price":863.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798254367215.webp?v=1778331909","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/beside-an-irish-path-of-christian-formation-9798254367215","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}