| A History of Prayer: The First to the Fifteenth Century Contributor(s): Hammerling (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004171223 ISBN-13: 9789004171220 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Ancient prayers exist in a rich variety of often unexamined forms, and so they require a comprehensive study. This volume includes diverse scholars, who reveal the wondrous breadth of prayerful religious traditions from the first to the fifteenth centuries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Prayer |
| Dewey: 248.320 |
| LCCN: 2008034533 |
| Series: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.6" W x 9.7" (2.15 lbs) 504 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Prayer is real religion," said Auguste Sabatier. If so, the academic study of prayer allows scholars to examine the very heart of religious practices, beliefs, and convictions. Since prayers exist in a wide variety of content, contexts, forms, and practices, a comprehensive approach to the study of prayer is required. Therefore, this volume includes scholars from a wide range of disciplines, in order to discover the breadth of "real religion" from the first to the fifteenth centuries. This volume especially focuses upon the history of Christianity and monasticism, where prayer was the school of hope, faith, and critical thought, awakening the faithful to every aspect of religious and daily life. Contributors are L. Edward Phillips, Karlfried Froehlich, Michael Joseph Brown, David W. Fagerberg, Columba Stewart, Benedicta Ward, Susan Boynton, Corey Barnes, Johannes Heil, Rik Van Nieuwenhove, Roger S. Wieck, Paul W. Robinson and Roy Hammerling. |