Canham, Elizabeth 1939-

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Canham, Elizabeth 1939-

PERSONAL:

Born 1939, in England; immigrated to the United States, 1981. Education: London University, B.D. (with honors), M.Th.; General Theological Seminary—New York, S.T.M.; Graduate Theological Foundation, D.Min. Religion: Anglican.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Black Mountain, NC. Office—Hospites Mundi, 51 Laurel Ln., Black Mountain, NC, 28711.

CAREER:

Episcopal priest, pilgrimage leader, and writer. Stillpoint Ministries, Black Mountain, NC, founder and executive director; Hospites Mundi (pilgrimage program), Black Mountain, NC, founder and director; has worked in parishes in New York, NY, and Western North Carolina, and as a monastic oblate and director of retreat ministry at Holy Savior Priory in Pinewood, SC.

WRITINGS:

Pilgrimage to Priesthood, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1985.

Praying the Bible: A Parish Life Sourcebook, Cowley Publications (Cambridge, MA), 1987.

Journaling with Jeremiah, Paulist Press (New York, NY), 1992.

Heart Whispers: Benedictine Wisdom for Today, Upper Room Books (Nashville, TN), 1999.

A Table of Delight: Feasting with God in the Wilderness, Upper Room Books (Nashville, TN), 2005.

Ask the Animals: Spiritual Wisdom from All God's Creatures, Morehouse Publishing (Harrisburg, PA), 2006.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

ONLINE

Douai Abbey Web site,http://www.douaiabbey.org.uk/ (July 6, 2007), review of Heart Whispers: Benedictine Wisdom for Today.

Hospites Mundi Web site,http://www.hospitesmundi.org (July 6, 2007).

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