2000 Years of PrayerThe most extensive collection of Christian prayers available is now in paperback. Tracing two thousand years of Christian spirituality, it contains prayers from every era, every continent and every tradition. This extraordinary anthology provides a compelling and comprehensive portrait of the ways in which men and women have expressed their longing for God through the centuries. Arranged chronologically, 2000 Years of Prayer covers every significant era of Christian experience: prayers from the early church in East and West, the Coptic Church, Celtic traditions, medieval and monastic spirituality, Italian spiritual writers, Teutonic mysticism, the Protestant Reformation, English Roman Catholics, the Puritans, Pietist, Pentecostal and Charismatic movements, and much more. A brief introduction to each chapter outlines the defining spiritual characteristics of the age and traces the development of our understanding of prayer. Biographies of authors whose prayers are included, as well as an index of authors, themes, and subjects, are included. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 80
Page
... bring back alost ability tobe spontaneousinprayer. SaintTeresa of Avilais saidtohave been unablefor a longtime to think of the right words to pray, so shewrote her requests down and read them out to God, always finishing with 'Please ...
... bring back alost ability tobe spontaneousinprayer. SaintTeresa of Avilais saidtohave been unablefor a longtime to think of the right words to pray, so shewrote her requests down and read them out to God, always finishing with 'Please ...
Page
... bring us to the time of trial. Luke 11:2 Jesus taught his disciples to be persistent in prayer in Luke 11:5–8 (the friendat midnight) and Luke 18:3–8 (the importunate widow); to be preparedby prayerfor whatever might occur in Mark 11:18 ...
... bring us to the time of trial. Luke 11:2 Jesus taught his disciples to be persistent in prayer in Luke 11:5–8 (the friendat midnight) and Luke 18:3–8 (the importunate widow); to be preparedby prayerfor whatever might occur in Mark 11:18 ...
Page
... bring others to life; the God ofthe spiritualand the material worlds; yousee everything that happens; youare thehelper of those who are in trouble and the Saviour of those in despair;. The First Four Christian Centuries.
... bring others to life; the God ofthe spiritualand the material worlds; yousee everything that happens; youare thehelper of those who are in trouble and the Saviour of those in despair;. The First Four Christian Centuries.
Page
... bring them resurrection to imperishable and eternallifeof soul and body in the Holy Spirit. Receiveme intoyour presence today,as a valuable and acceptable sacrifice, as youhave already toldme Iwouldbe, dependable and true God. For this ...
... bring them resurrection to imperishable and eternallifeof soul and body in the Holy Spirit. Receiveme intoyour presence today,as a valuable and acceptable sacrifice, as youhave already toldme Iwouldbe, dependable and true God. For this ...
Page
... brings home wayfarers, stills the waves, confounds robbers, feeds the poor, rules the rich, lifts upthe fallen, supports the unstable, upholds them that stand.10 From On Prayer Cyprian of Carthage (d. 258) Christian leaders were faced ...
... brings home wayfarers, stills the waves, confounds robbers, feeds the poor, rules the rich, lifts upthe fallen, supports the unstable, upholds them that stand.10 From On Prayer Cyprian of Carthage (d. 258) Christian leaders were faced ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
allthe Almighty Amen andthe became beseech thee Bishop blessed Book of Common bythe Catholic Celtic Christianity century Charismatic Movements Christ our Lord Christian Church Church Mission Society Church of England Common Prayer cross darkness death divine Don Camillo earth England eternal Eucharist everlasting faith Father forgive fromthe gift give glorious glory God’s grace grant hand heart heaven heavenly Henry Holy Spirit honour humble hymns Ibid inthe inthis Iona Community Jesus Christ Jesus Christ ourLord Jesus Prayer John King kingdom light Liturgy live London Lord Jesus Christ mercy mysoul night ofthe ofthy ofyour OLord ourselves peace permission Philokalia praise pray Reformation Roman Catholic Church Sacrament saints sake salvation Saviour servants sing sins soul suffer sweet Taizé Community teach thank thatI thatwe thine things thou hast thy holy thy love tobe tothe Translated Trinity truth unto William wisdom words worship wrote