2025 - Praying with Evelyn Underhill

Praying with Evelyn Underhill – A 7-day silent directed retreat.

Evelyn Underhill’s belief that all of life was sacred, was based on her understanding of the incarnation.  

Evelyn (1875- 1941) was born into a wealthy secular family but had several mystical experiences during her childhood.  Her lifelong search for the meaning of these experiences was the driving force behind her research and writing on the Christian life.  She was a prolific author and published over 30 books on spirituality.  

She was the first woman to deliver lectures to the clergy in the Church of England, to officially conduct spiritual retreats for the Church, to establish ecumenical links between churches, and one of the first woman theologians to lecture in English colleges and universities.  In this retreat, we will use some of Evelyn’s writings on Prayer to throw light on our own spiritual journeys.  

- Daily individual spiritual…