Prayer as a Political Problem
Title | Prayer as a Political Problem PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Daniélou |
Publisher | |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | Church and the world |
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Prayer and Politics
Title | Prayer and Politics PDF eBook |
Author | Peter van der Veer |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 2018-10-11 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1351972596 |
Prayer is an important religious practice that is rarely studied from the perspective of politics – and yet it should be. Though some forms of Protestantism teach that prayer should be individual and private, this is an exception rather than a rule. In many other religions and cultures, the regulation of collective and public prayer cannot be separated from the complex world of politics. Where is prayer allowed, and where not? Who can participate, and who can’t? How should you pray – and how shouldn’t you? Prayer is subject to a host of both written and unwritten political rules. From the Pentecostal religious battle – where prayer is both sword and shield against the Satanic Other – to the relations between Islam and Christianity, prayer as spiritual warfare can be found cross-culturally and across the world. This book brings together case studies of the political salience of prayer in Nigeria, France, India, Russia, and the United States. It deals with Christian, Muslim, and Hindu practices. In a world where religious tensions are ever-present, it reminds us of the intensely political nature of prayer. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Religious and Political Practice.
L'Oraison Problème Politique. Prayer as a Political Problem ... Edited and Translated by J.R. Kirwan
Title | L'Oraison Problème Politique. Prayer as a Political Problem ... Edited and Translated by J.R. Kirwan PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Daniélou |
Publisher | |
Pages | 123 |
Release | 1967 |
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Prayer
Title | Prayer PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Daniélou |
Publisher | William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Religion |
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Catholic scholar Jean Danielou considers the centrality of prayer for the Christian layperson, developing the insight that the active, missionary dimension of the Christian life is in fact the "self-unfolding" of contemplation.
Beginning at Jerusalem
Title | Beginning at Jerusalem PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Warren Olsen |
Publisher | Ignatius Press |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2004-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780898709926 |
Glenn W. Olsen is a Professor of History at the University of Utah.
The Politics of Prayer
Title | The Politics of Prayer PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Hull Hitchcock |
Publisher | Ignatius Press |
Pages | 446 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780898704181 |
Distinguished Catholic and Jewish scholars, theologians, and linguists offer important insights into the functions of language as well as penetrating analyses of the feminists' influence on Scripture and worship.
Where the Light Fell
Title | Where the Light Fell PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Yancey |
Publisher | Convergent Books |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2023-03-14 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0593238524 |
In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today’s most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace—a revelatory memoir that “invites comparison to Hillbilly Elegy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “Searing, heartrending . . . This stunning tale reminds us that the only way to keep living is to ask God for the impossible: love, forgiveness, and hope.”—Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason Raised by an impoverished widow who earned room and board as a Bible teacher in 1950s Atlanta, Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, found ways to venture out beyond the confines of their eight-foot-wide trailer. But when Yancey was in college, he uncovered a shocking secret about his father’s death—a secret that began to illuminate the motivations that drove his mother to extreme, often hostile religious convictions and a belief that her sons had been ordained for a divine cause. Searching for answers, Yancey dives into his family origins, taking us on an evocative journey from the backwoods of the Bible Belt to the bustling streets of Philadelphia; from trailer parks to church sanctuaries; from family oddballs to fire-and-brimstone preachers and childhood awakenings through nature, music, and literature. In time, the weight of religious and family pressure sent both sons on opposite paths—one toward healing from the impact of what he calls a “toxic faith,” the other into a self-destructive spiral. Where the Light Fell is a gripping family narrative set against a turbulent time in post–World War II America, shaped by the collision of Southern fundamentalism with the mounting pressures of the civil rights movement and Sixties-era forces of social change. In piecing together his fragmented personal history and his search for redemption, Yancey gives testament to the enduring power of our hunger for truth and the possibility of faith rooted in grace instead of fear. “I truly believe this is the one book I was put on earth to write,” says Yancey. “So many of the strands from my childhood—racial hostility, political division, culture wars—have resurfaced in modern form. Looking back points me forward.”