Sabbath Keeping

by Donna Schaper

The third in Cowley s Cloister Book series, Sabbath Keeping is a collection of ten meditations, each exploring a different aspect of keeping the sabbath and ending with a prayer. Since it is a difficult art in a society that does not value rest, Schaper encourages small acts of sabbath keeping that initially focus on physical and mental renewal but soon broaden to questions of justice and power.She begins with a chapter called What is Sabbath and goes to the Bible for definitions, from the ordinances surrounding sabbath in the Hebrew Bible to the gospel stories about the Sabbath. Other meditations concern sabbath and music, sabbath and the body, prayer, focusing and decluttering, sabbath and memory, sabbath as the relinquishing of power, and sabbath as an act of resistance.

Genres: Spirituality

94 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[B Detes · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I may not share Schaper's theology, it makes it no less wonderful a book. The fabulous take-away is the need for each of us to carve out time in our week (whether Sunday or not) to pause, reflect and do some "holy remembering". That time allows us to clearly see what God has brought us through in the past 7 days in order that we may be equipped for the next 7 days ahead. This book changed my heart and my meditative time forever!

[Tara Tetzlaff · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of my favorites....have read it several times. Definitely a book to be savored.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much of this book was about Sabbath as lifestyle rather than only Sabbath as a specific day. It's short so I may read it again. Even though it is short, it leaves lots to digest.

[Lynnezone · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book to make you question what it really means to have sabbath in your life.

[Susan]

Lovely little book that explains and reinterprets the gift of Sabbath for the modern age. I relished every page!

[Lori Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great re-learning!