Prayer Takes Us Home : The Theology and Practice of Christian Prayer

Lohfink, Gerhard/ Maloney, Linda M. (TRN)

Liturgical Press（2020/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780814688069
• DDC分類 248.32

Full Description

A lot of people would like to learn to pray all over again. Others are not so sure they ought to pray. They want to know whether prayer will help them and, more than that, whether it will be of any use at all to our world.

This book gives an answer—not in the form of glib instructions, but by introducing the reader to the theology of prayer. It refers again and again to the Bible, especially the Psalms. At the same time, it speaks about personal experiences as well. Gerhard Lohfink writes in inviting, easy-to-read language, answering questions such as:
     "To whom do we pray?"
     "Does it make any sense to ask for things in prayer?"
     "What happens in the Eucharistic Prayer?"
     "What is so special about the Psalms?" 
     "How can I practice Christian meditation?"

This book offers an inviting approach to Christian prayer.

Contents

Contents
Preface   ix
On the Name of God   xi
 Chapter 1    To Whom Do We Pray?   1
 Chapter 2    God Is Acting Today   27
 Chapter 3    The Church Has Many Forms of Prayer   43
 Chapter 4    Praise Is for a Reason   55
 Chapter 5    Should We Ask for Things in Prayer?   71
 Chapter 6    Lament Is a Legitimate Form of Prayer   95
 Chapter 7    The Psalms Give Us a Home   121
 Chapter 8    Meditation Makes History Present   139
 Chapter 9    What Happens in the Eucharistic Prayer?   161
Chapter 10   Each of Us Has a Personal History of Prayer  185
Resources   209