T&t Clark Handbook of Christian Prayer (Paperback)

Introduction: Prayer in the School of Desire Ashley Cocksworth and John C. McDowell Part A: Biblical Perspectives 1. Prayer in the Scriptures of Israel, the Christian Old Testament Christopher R. Seitz 2. Moses on Mount Sinai in the Early Christian Contemplative Tradition Ann Conway-Jones 3. Transfiguring Speech: Prayer and the Psalms Kevin G. Grove 4. Prayer in the New Testament Stephen C. Barton 5. An Exegetical History of the Lord's Prayer: The First to the Sixth Century Roy Hammerling 6. Ultimate Desire: The Prayer of Jesus in John 17 David F. Ford Part B: Doctrinal Perspectives 7. Doctrine and Prayer Mike Higton 8. The Act of Prayer and the Doctrine of God Katherine Sonderegger 9. Creation and Prayer Simon Oliver 10. The Christology of Prayer: Praying in Christ who is Priest, Prophet, and King Tom Greggs 11. The Intercession of the Holy Spirit: Pneumatology and Prayer Matthew Levering 12. The Hiddenness of Providence: Praying to a God Beyond Speech Susannah Ticciati 13. Eschatology and Prayer Gerald O'Collins Part C: Historical Perspectives 14. Christian Prayer in the Pre-Nicene Period Frances M. Young 15. Following an Arc of Prayer: Clement, Origen, Evagrius, and John Cassian Columba Stewart 16. The Cappadocians on the Beauty and Efficacy of Prayer Gabrielle Thomas 17. Augustine on Prayer Jonathan D. Teubner 18. The Formulation of Prayer for the Formation of Faith in the Early Middle Ages, c. 700-900 Renie S. Choy 19. Anselm on Prayer: Lament of Self and Contemplation of God Travis E. Ables 20. Thomas Aquinas, Scholasticism and Prayer Jacob Holsinger Sherman 21. Retrieving Luther on Prayer: Spirituality in the Production of Christian Doctrine Paul R. Hinlicky 22. Pour Out Your Hearts Before God: John Calvin on Prayer Randall C. Zachman 23. The Spanish School of Prayer Peter Tyler 24. Prayer in Modern Philosophy Scott A. Kirkland 25. Karl Barth's Very Theological Theology of Prayer Ashley Cocksworth 26. The Scope and Status of Prayer in Balthasar's Theology Travis LaCouter 27. Thomas F. Torrance on Christ, the Mediator of Christian Prayer John C. McDowell Part D: Contemporary Perspectives 28. Prayer and Natural Science: Brains, Bodies and Effects Andrew Davison 29. Prayer in Analytic Theology James M. Arcadi 30. Inter-Religious Dialogue: A Provocation to Pray Catriona Laing 31. Prayer: An Orthodox Perspective Andrew Louth 32. Silence, Breath, Body, Cry: Poetry and Prayer Elizabeth S. Dodd 33. Reconciliation: The Place of Prayer in Conflict and Peace-Making Siobhan Garrigan 34. The Lord's Prayer in the Life and Liturgy of the Church Medi Ann Volpe 35. Prayer and Pastoral Ministry Stephen Burns 36. Prayer, Gender and the Body Nicola Slee 37. Christian Prayer in Black and Blue Andrew Prevot 38. Praying with the Unwanted People at the End of the World Claudio Carvalhaes 39. Psalm 139 - A Prologue to Prayer Tina Beattie Index