Name Agnes Sanford | Role Author | |
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Died 1982, Monrovia, California, United States Books The Healing Light, The Healing Power of the Bible | ||
Agnes Mary White Sanford (1898?-1982) is considered to be one of the principal founders of the Inner Healing Movement. She was the daughter of a Presbyterian missionary in China and the wife of the Episcopal priest Edgar L. Sanford. Her first book, The Healing Light, is often considered a classic in its field. Sanford was the mother of John A. Sanford (died 2005), the Jungian analyst and author of some 19 books about spirituality and psychotherapy.
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Sanford was born in China, reportedly in 1898. She was a key figure in the Charismatic Movement in the United States during the 1960s through to about 1980, mainly through her writing. Her books include an autobiography titled Sealed Orders.
Education
Sanford attended Peace College, which was at that time a two-year college. Subsequently she applied to Agnes Scott, but did not meet all of their requirements and was admitted as a non-degree (or "special" student) in the class of 1919. She studied there for two years.
Books
Healing Light (1947), Macalester Park Publishing; revised edition, Ballantine Books, 1983
Let's Believe (1954), Harper & Row
1966 The Second Mrs. Wu: Arthur James
1966 Healing Gifts of the Spirit: J. B. Lippincott
1968 The Rising River: Lippincott
'1969 'The Healing Power of the Bible: J. B. Lippincott
1971 Lost Shepherd: Logos International
1972 Sealed Orders: The Autobiography of a Christian Mystics. Bridge Logos Pub
1975 Route 1: Logos International
1977 Creation Waits: Bridge Logos Pub
1978 Oh, Watchmen: Trinity Chptr. International
1979 Behold Your God: A. James, 1959; Macalester Park Publishing