Offering Ourselves: A Lenten Journey with Charlotte Mason

by Anne E. White

Charlotte Mason said that we are born persons, and education is the science of relations. Her fourth volume, Ourselves Book I, includes both of those: “my own self,” but also “all our selves,” the common human space we inhabit. Offering Ourselves invites us, through daily readings, to take a re-imagined journey through the soul.

118 pages, Paperback

Published January 20, 2023

Reviews

[Cindy Rollins · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Anne’s dry sense of humor and matter-of-fact style of writing. Here she illuminates Charlotte Mason’s Ourselves for Lenten reading.

Excellent and convicting.

[Erin Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed this Lenten tip toe through CM’s Ourselves and the way Anne pulls from sources far and wide to illustrate the ideas and bring them to life!

[Lauren Fee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a delight to guide my Lenten meditations this year. I really appreciate how Anne encourages one's "Mansoul" to reflect through providing stories, quotes, and questions that draw you back to Charlotte's words in Book 1 of Ourselves again and again. It's a beautiful way to re-visit one of my favorite volumes. I love the prompt this book provides to take this special season on the church calendar to discipline oneself to practice self-ordering for one's own spiritual fruitfulness.

[Summer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful book.

[Anna Moffett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anne takes us on a journey of evaluation of our own soul through the lens of Charlotte Mason’s two books on the subject. A bit of a different style and format than I was expecting, but still thought-provoking. I enjoyed her allusions and references throughout.

[Paige Benzing · Rating 5 out of 5]

excited to read Ourselves now that I feel like I got a beautiful overview! Anne drew from so many sources to create a wonderful Lenten season read.

[Kara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anne Whites' Advent devotional, Honest Simple Souls, is far better than this Lenten option.

[Leah · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were some bright spots in this book and I'm thankful I read it. However, I just could not get into it. I found the analogy of a journey bulky and the chapters and references seemed disjointed to me.

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. I appreciate how Anne weaves subtle humor along with Charlotte Mason‘s ideas. Highly recommend for the Lenten season.

[Mindee Berkman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a Lenten Journey

Almost no mention of Christ in this Lenten journey. This is an interesting read but not suitable for Lent in my opinion.

[ladydusk · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful walk through Lent with CM and Anne White's wide reading and knowledge. Centered on how we live in the reality of Christ's work - comparing virtues and their nemesis and thinking through such things is a wonderful path to repentance and rejuvenation during a penitent season.

I will always purchase everything by Anne.