Martha Reeves (Anchorite)

This article is about the anchorite. For the singer, see Martha Reeves.

Martha Reeves (born 1941) 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.^[1][2]

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

References

1. ^ "The Museum of Curiosity - Biographies". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk//radio4/comedy/museumofcuriosity_biographies.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-25. 
2. ^ "The Fire of Your Life - Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat". Spirituality and Practice. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=16893. Retrieved 2008-03-26. 

External links

• Voice in the Wilderness: a blog by Reeves as Maggie Ross.
• Works by or about Martha Reeves (Anchorite) in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

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