Prayer: A Guide for the Perplexed
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Prayer: A Guide for the Perplexed

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Prayer: A Guide for the Perplexed

About this book

Central to the Christian life is the practice of prayer. But what, theologically speaking, is going on when we pray? What does prayer have to do with religious belief and action? Does prayer make a difference? Prayer: A Guide for the Perplexed addresses these and other key questions regarding the Christian theology of prayer. Beginning with Evagrius of Ponticus's 'On Prayer', Ashley Cocksworth finds in this early document a profound expression of the 'integrity' of the experience of prayer and theological thought. Seeking throughout to integrate systematic theology and the spirituality of prayer, individual chapters explore the meaning of some of the core doctrines of lived Christian faith – the Trinity, creation, providence, and the Christian life – as they relate to the practice of prayer. Complete with an annotated bibliography of sources on prayer to promote further reading, this volume appeals to academics and general readers alike.

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Information

Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9780567226679
eBook ISBN
9780567682222

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Copyright Acknowledgements
  6. List of Abbreviations
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1: ā€˜Kneeling Theology’: Evagrius of Ponticus on Prayer
  9. Chapter 2: On the ā€˜Integrity’ of Prayer and Theology
  10. Chapter 3: ā€˜Enlarge our Minds’: Prayer and the Trinity
  11. Chapter 4: Christ the Pray-er, Christ the Prayer
  12. Chapter 5: Petition and Providence
  13. Chapter 6: The Christian Life and the Politics of Prayer
  14. Appendix: Annotated bibliography of selected sources on prayer
  15. Index