The Our Father (eBook)

A New Reading

Gerhard Lohfink (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
128 Seiten
Liturgical Press (Verlag)
978-0-8146-6384-4 (ISBN)

Infos

2020 Catholic Press Association first place award, books about prayerCan Christians still pray the Our Father in the twenty-first century? We can, and we must. Gerhard Lohfink breaks open its strange phrases like ';hallowed be thy name,' its off-putting language like ';Father' and ';kingdom,' and its apparently harsh demands like forgive us as we have forgiven those who hurt usall to shed light on Jesus' original words and their meaning. By probing what the prayer meant for Jesus and his first disciples in their world Lohfink calls us to allow the Our Father to break open our own minds and hearts to its infinite invitation and challenge for our time and for all ages.

Inhalt

CONTENTS Preface ix 1. The Curious Form of the Our Father 1 2. The Original Situation 13 3. The Surprising Address 23 4. The Gathering of the People of God 31 5. The Coming of God’s Reign 43 6. The Realization of God’s Plan 58 7. Forgiveness of Sins 75 8. Protection in the Time of Testing 85 9. Liberation from Evil 101 10. Desperate Cry and Confident Trust 105 11. A Paraphrase of the Our Father 108 References and Acknowledgments 113

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.12.2018
• Übersetzer: Linda M. Maloney
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
• Schlagworte: Lead Us Not Into Temptation • lords prayer
• ISBN-10: 0-8146-6384-2 / 0814663842
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8146-6384-4 / 9780814663844