Martha Reeves (Anchorite)
Encyclopedia
Martha Reeves is an Anglican solitary (or anchorite
). A graduate of the Madeira School, Class of 1959, she is also a Stanford educated professor of theology
and a mystic
under vows to the Archbishop of Canterbury
. She has written a series of books under the name "Maggie Ross", most notably The Fire Of Your Life.
She spends her summers living in solitude in a remote part of Alaska and her winters teaching in Oxford and elsewhere.
Anchorite
Anchorite denotes someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic, and—circumstances permitting—Eucharist-focused life...
). A graduate of the Madeira School, Class of 1959, she is also a Stanford educated professor of theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and a mystic
Mysticism
Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...
under vows to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
. She has written a series of books under the name "Maggie Ross", most notably The Fire Of Your Life.
She spends her summers living in solitude in a remote part of Alaska and her winters teaching in Oxford and elsewhere.
Books
- The Fire of Your Life Maggie Ross, Seabury Books (2007) ISBN 1596270510
- Pillars of Flame: Power, Priesthood, and Spiritual Maturity by Maggie Ross, Seabury Books (1992, & 2007) ISBN 1596270640
- Seasons of Death and Life: A Wilderness Memoir Maggie Ross , Harpercollins (1990) ISBN 006067024X
- The Fountain & the Furnace: The Way of Tears and Fire by Maggie Ross, Paulist Press (1987)ISBN 0809128403
- Writing the Icon of the Heart Maggie Ross, BRF (2011), ISBN 9781841018782
External links
- Voice in the Wilderness: a blogBlogA blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
by Reeves as Maggie Ross.