The Way of a Pilgrim Complete Text and Reader's Guide

A classic work of Russian spirituality, this tale of a nineteenth-century peasant seeking the truth with simple humility has lifted up and influenced numerous readers everywhere. In fact, this classic work, the account of an anonymous pilgrim's experiences wandering with the Jesus Prayer from place to place, across the steppes of Russia and into Siberia, has been translated into the world's major languages. This book is a true search for enlightenment, a spiritual search for a way to obey the scriptural imperative to "Pray without ceasing, " a book to be savored and re-read.Dennis Billy writes an insightful commentary that helps the reader mine the depths of this little book which is-in its simplicity and joy-a condensed course on theology. Father Billy becomes our spiritual guide through The Way of the Pilgrim, summarizing the narratives and highlighting the main points of the pilgrim's story, providing reflections that follow each narrative summary that makes explicit what each section teaches about prayer, and, finally, posing a series of reflection questions that will encourage readers to examine the teachings of The Way within the circumstances of their own lives. Father Billy writes a truly welcoming, companionable, and essential adjunct to one of the great classics of Christian literature.