Kneeling with Giants – Learning to Pray with History`s Best Teachers

Gary Neal Hansen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

238 Seiten

2012
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-3562-1 (ISBN)

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This guide to prayer, rooted in centuries of Christian tradition, introduces figures such as St. Benedict, Martin Luther, John Calvin, St. Ignatius, Teresa of Ávila and Andrew Murray. You'll learn how each of these spiritual giants uniquely connected to God through prayer and have an opportunity to practice each different method yourself.

Christian Resources Together Devotional Book of the Year
Do you sometimes find yourself searching for a way to approach God or wondering how to get out of a devotional slump? Do you long for spiritual guides you can trust?
This guide to prayer is rooted in centuries of Christian tradition. In each chapter you'll meet a figure from church history, such as St. Benedict, Martin Luther, John Calvin, St. Ignatius, Teresa of Ávila and Andrew Murray. You'll learn how each of these spiritual giants uniquely connected to God through prayer.
Each chapter provides an opportunity to practice a different method for prayer, including the divine office, the Lord's Prayer, the Jesus Prayer, healing prayer and meditation on the Psalms. In the process your own prayer practice will be refreshed and renewed.
Journey into church history and enliven each day of your prayer life.

Gary Neal Hansen (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of church history and the chair of the history and theology division at University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. He is also an ordained minister with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He and his wife live in Iowa with their young son.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part One: What Language Shall I Borrow?

1. Praying with St. Benedict: The Divine Office

2. Praying with Martin Luther: The Lord's Prayer

3. Praying with the Pilgrim: The Jesus Prayer

Part Two: Praying with Scripture

4. Praying with John Calvin: Studious Meditation on the Psalms

5. Praying with Ignatius of Loyola: The Prayer of the Senses

Part Three: Conversations, Light and Dark

6. Praying with St. Teresa of Ávila: Recollection of the Presence of God

7. Praying with the Puritans: Meditation in Writing

8. Praying with The Cloud of Unknowing: Contemplation in the Dark

Part Four: Asking God for Help

9. Praying with Agnes Sanford: The Healing Light

10. Praying with Andrew Murray: The Ministry of Intercession

Benediction

Appendix 1: Using This Book in Small Groups and Church Classes

Appendix 2: Putting Prayer into Practice

Notes

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.5.2012
Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 208 mm
Gewicht	310 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Gebete / Lieder / Meditationen
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
ISBN-10	0-8308-3562-8 / 0830835628
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-3562-1 / 9780830835621
Zustand	Neuware