Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray with History's Best

Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray with History's Best Teachers

2013 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 Ãvila 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. A complimentary companion volume is included in the e-book edition of Kneeling with Giants. The Reader has a full chapter of primary source material corresponding to each of the ten chapters of Kneeling with Giants, with selections chosen to clearly introduce each approach to prayer in its original context. It includes the best modern translations of non-English works, hard to find works, including three Puritan texts and four complete "hours" of the pre-Vatican II Benedictine daily office so that readers can experience the cycle of Benedictine prayer with ease.
Country USA
Brand IVP Books
Manufacturer IVP
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 061642
Model 061642
ReleaseDate 2012-03-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780830835621

Country	USA
Brand	IVP Books
Manufacturer	IVP
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	061642
Model	061642
ReleaseDate	2012-03-22
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780830835621

Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray with History's Best Teachers

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