The Second Book Of Discipline

The Second Book of Discipline

Religion & Spirituality

Covenanters Press

In his day, no preacher in the Highlands was as attractive or well regarded as the Revd Murdoch Campbell. Some readers may have seen books he wrote such as 'Gleanings of Highland Harvest', 'The Loveliest Story Ever Told', 'Memories of a Wayfaring Man', and 'Wells of Joy'. His Diary is of interest for his life and times, but also as one of the few documented accounts of 20th C Christian mysticism, extending across forty-one years. Its value is not only historical or academic, however. Such a record of fellowship with God is for many readers beyond price. Interest in mysticism is flourishing, but relatively few commentators look at the Biblical mysticism of Evangelical Protestants such as Murdoch Campbell. Here the Diary speaks for itself, while a Preface, Biographical Notes, and footnotes add background information and comment. Mystical knowledge of God is not in competition with either faith or 'love for one's neighbour as oneself', but is an added privilege, granted to few. It represents a challenge to well-substantiated ordinary assumptions concerning what can be known, both naturally and, for believers, spiritually. Yet this Diary shows how such contact with God leads beyond ordinary experience to the suburbs of Heaven.

The Suburbs of Heaven: The Diary of Murdoch Campbell

Biographies & Memoirs

Campbell, Murdoch

Leaders & Notable People

Originally published in the 1960s as a book intended for young readers, but with an appeal to both young and old. It draws on Biblical and other stories, as well as verse, to make Christian teaching readily understood, even by those of the younger readers who might not otherwise follow easily. It treats the story of Isaac and Rebecca as a framework within which to show that only the Gospel lets us understand our relationship to God, our spiritual needs, and the way to true happiness. With concern for the eternal welfare of his readers, Murdoch Campbell brings to these aims a wonderful knowledge and use of Scripture, and attempts to convey something of "what God has wrought".

The Loveliest Story Ever Told

A memoir, first published in 1974, which also relates 'encounters' of the author and others with God. It has the ambitious and controversial aim of defending Christian mysticism. It affirms that "daily coming to God in prayer is as great an evidence of being the Lord's" as mystical converse with God. Yet for some the question is instead whether mysticism can provide such evidence at all, since the experiences are "so rare and personal it is quite impossible to convey to others what is enjoyed". They conclude that mysticism is at odds with both sound doctrine and good sense. Murdoch Campbell replies with a remarkable knowledge and use of Scripture, and carryies the believer into his and others' experience of God's presence.

Memories of a Wayfaring Man

From Grace to Glory: Meditations on the Book of Psalms

Christian Books & Bibles

Protestantism

In this, his second collection of verse, celebration remains a dominant theme of many of the poems, a celebration tempered, though, by the universal experience of loss and grief. Thus the verse sequence Chagall at Tudeley is both an appreciation of a great artist's genius and an exploration of the loss that gave rise to it. Inevitably, perhaps, there are a number of Covid related poems, and many have a biographical aspect. Artworks form the inspiration for others, and philosophical and religious concerns inform others. There is even A Disturbing Encounter with a strange woman in a Cornish churchyard: two, in fact! Though one is a fictional exercise in creating an old-style ballad.

Some Far Horizon

Literature & Fiction

Minay, Francis

Poetry

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