scot Mcknight, Best-selling Author Of The Jesus Creed, Invites Readers To Get Closer To The Heart Of Jesus' Message By Discovering The Ancient Rhythms Of Daily Prayer At The Heart Of The Early Church. "this Is The Old Path Of Praying As Jesus Prayed," Mcknight Explains, "and In That Path, We Learn To Pray Along With The Entire Church And Not Just By Ourselves As Individuals." praying With The Church Is Written For All Christians Who Desire To Know More About The Ancient Devotional Traditions Of The Christian Faith, And To Become Involved In Their Renaissance Today. With His Trademark Style Of Getting Right To The Heart Of Theological Concepts Through Practical, Witty, And Memorable Examples From Everyday Life, Scot Invites Readers To Explore:
• How Jesus Prayed
• How The Psalms Teach Us To Pray
• How Orthodox Christians Pray
• How Roman Catholics Pray
• How Anglicans Pray
• How The Divine Hours Of Phyllis Tickle Teaches Us To Pray
• And, How Praying With The Church Is An Essential Part Of Spiritual Formation.
the So-called High Church Branches Of Christianity Have Practiced Liturgical Prayer, Or Prayer With Set Words And At Set Hours, For Centuries. In This Folksy, Practical And Welcoming Guidebook For Protestants Unacquainted With, Or Perhaps Even Suspicious Of, What He Calls The Prayer Book Tradition Of The Church, Mcknight Attempts To Root Liturgical Prayer In Three Things: Biblical Practice, A Theology Based On Loving God And Loving Others And An Ecumenical Sensitivity To The Riches Of Various Christian Traditions. A Professor Of Religious Studies At North Park University And A Popular Writer On Christian Spirituality, Mcknight Explores The Jewish Practice Of Prayer, How Jesus Practiced Prayer And How Various Denominations Use The Psalms And The Bible As Foundations For Liturgy. He Also Draws From His Own Experiences To Illustrate How Christians Can Use Prayer Books Grounded In The Orthodox, Roman Catholic And Anglican Traditions. Praying With The Church, He Writes, Involves Allowing Our Own Prayer Lives To Be Adjusted To The Sacred Rhythms Of The Church's Prayer Tradition. Laced With Quotations From Many Real-life Users, This Helpful Volume Concludes With A Chapter On How Prayer Book Liturgies Can Be Adapted For Individual Use. (may) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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Publisher : Paraclete Press
Author : McKnight, Scot
Language : English
Published :2006-05-01
Number Of Pages : 176
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1557254818
ISBN-13 : 9781557254818
Item weight : 0.5 lb
Dimensions : 0.8 in x 5.3 in x 7.8 in
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