Prayer: A Guide for the Perplexed

ISBN: 9780567198723 出版年：2018 页码：241 Ashley Cocksworth Bloomsbury Publishing

Central to the Christipractice of prayer. But what, theologically speaking, is going on when we pray? Whhave to do with religious belief and actiomake 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 core doctrines of lived Christian faith – the Trinity, creation, providence, and the Christian life – to the practice of prayer. Complete with an annotated bibliography of sources on prayer to promote further readinappeals to academics and general readers alike.