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The Theology of Prayer
About this book
The Theology of Prayer, written by one of the twentieth century's foremost theologians, distills the teachings of Thomas Aquinas, Thomas a Vallgornera, and Joseph a Spiritu Sancto, among other great scholastic theologians, on the nature of Christian prayer, whose writings hold such treasures on praying effectively that their loss would be a tragedy for the people of God.In these pages, Monsignor Fenton clearly and concisely presents to the contemporary reader the scholastics' works and their insights on Sacred Scripture and Tradition. With The Theology of Prayer, Fenton revitalizes the work of those theologians, preserving their insights and presenting plainly what God has revealed about prayer and how the Church has preserved and expounded that revelation for the good and the salvation of all who believe. "Prayer is something, then, which is instituted, and which is commanded, for our benefit. It tends to make us love God more fully, hope in Him with greater confidence, and serve Him with greater devotion. (Joseph C. Fenton)
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Table of contents
- Title page
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- DEDICATION
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I-THE TWO DEFINITIONS
- CHAPTER II-THE FACULTY OF PRAYER
- CHAPTER III-THE CAUSALITY OF PRAYER
- CHAPTER IV-THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER
- CHAPTER V-THE FITNESS OF PRAYER
- CHAPTER VI-PRAYER AS WORSHIP
- CHAPTER VII-PRAYER TO GOD AND TO THE SAINTS
- CHAPTER VIII-THE THINGS FOR WHICH WE PRAY
- CHAPTER IX-PRAYER FOR TEMPORAL THINGS
- CHAPTER X-THE BENEFICIARIES OF PRAYER
- CHAPTER XI-PRAYER FOR OUR ENEMIES
- CHAPTER XII-THE LORD’S PRAYER
- CHAPTER XIII-THOSE WHO CAN PRAY
- CHAPTER XIV-THE PRAYER OF CHRIST
- CHAPTER XV-THE PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
- CHAPTER XVI-THE PRAYER OF OUR LADY, THE SAINTS, AND THE ANGELS
- CHAPTER XVII-PRAYER AND THE HOLY SOULS
- CHAPTER XVIII-VOCAL AND MENTAL PRAYER
- CHAPTER XIX-THE REQUISITE ATTENTION
- CHAPTER XX-PERSEVERANCE IN PRAYER
- CHAPTER XXI-THE CONDITIONS OF PRAYER’S EFFICACY
- CHAPTER XXII-THE THEOLOGY OF MEDITATION
- CHAPTER XXIII-THE DEGREES OF MENTAL PAYER