Elizabeth Scalia who blogs at The Anchoress has a lovely new review of The Artist’s Rule. Here is an excerpt from her review on my exploration of monastic hospitality:
There, I encountered a notion I’d suspected for a while — that difficulty in welcoming others as Christ is rooted in one’s difficulty in welcoming the Christ within oneself — but in Paintner’s gentle voice, this didn’t seem nearly as harsh as it has seemed in my own.
Paintner recognizes, and wants the reader to recognize, that our inner selves, our passions, fears, miseries and imaginings all exist and run amok as part and parcel of God’s gift. To make them welcome within us, and give them expression, is to greet them in Christ, accepting the whole imperfect self as a work-in-progress — both Christ’s progress and our own.
Previous Virtual Book Tour stops:
- The Artist’s Rule is featured this month at the Patheos Book Club
- An interview with me about contemplation and creativity at Patheos
- Read my article on Art, Delight, and the Spiritual Life at Anam Cara
- An “innerview” with me about lectio divina at Sunshine Abbey
- A review of The Artist’s Rule at Image Journal
- Read my article The Artist Begins Again and Again at Sunshine Abbey
- A review of The Artist’s Rule at A Seat at the Table
- Read my article on The Creative Soul as Monk in the World at Bliss Chick
- A podcast interview with me at Sacred Life Arts
- An interview with me at June Mears Driedger
- A review of The Artist’s Rule at Spirituality and Practice
- Read my article Awakening to our Creative Sacred Hearts at Pilgrim’s Moon
- A review of The Artist’s Rule at Creative Liberty
- An podcast interview with me on art and monasticism at Otherhood
You can order Christine’s two newest books from Amazon.com: The Artist’s Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom and Lectio Divina–The Sacred Arts: Transforming Words and Images into Heart-Centered Prayer
