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

Name: Kneeling with Giants Learning to Pray with History's Best Teachers
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ISBN: 9780830835621

ISBN-10: 0830835628

ISBN-13: 9780830835621

Edition: 2012

Authors: Gary Neal Hansen

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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 Ávila 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…

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List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 3/22/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 238
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.638

Gary Neal Hansen (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is associate professor of church history and the chair of the history and theology division at University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. He has written numerous articles and papers for academic journals and conferences. Hansen and his wife live in Iowa with their young son.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



What Language Shall I Borrow?



Praying with St. Benedict: The Divine Office



Praying with Martin Luther: The Lord's Prayer



Praying with the Pilgrim: The Jesus Prayer



Praying with Scripture



Praying with John Calvin: Studious Meditation on the Psalms



Praying with Ignatius of Loyola: The Prayer of the Senses



Conversations, Light and Dark



Praying with St. Teresa of ï¿½vila: Recollection of the Presence of God



Praying with the Puritans: Meditation in Writing



Praying with The Cloud of Unknowing: Contemplation in the Dark



Asking God for Help



Praying with Agnes Sanford: The Healing Light



Praying with Andrew Murray: The Ministry of Intercession


Benediction



Using This Book in Small Groups and Church Classes



Putting Prayer into Practice


Notes