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Kneeling with Giants
eBook - Learning to Pray with History's Best Teachers
ISBN/EAN: 9780830869848
Umbreit-Nr.: 1385828
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 238 S., 0.37 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 08.03.2012
Auflage: 1/2012
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Digitales Wasserzeichen
- Zusatztext
- Christian Resources Together Devotional Book of the YearDo 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.
- Autorenportrait
- Gary Neal Hansen (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is a writer, retreat speaker, and church historian. He is the author of several books, including Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray with History's Best Teachers and Love Your Bible: Finding Your Way to the Presence of God with a 12th Century Monk. A visiting scholar at the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Religious Studies, he also previously was professor of church history and the chair of the history and theology division at University of Dubuque Theological Seminary.