bobve2 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I was wondering if anyone has a favorite book or author that speaks to the subject of prayer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 (edited) I like "Open Mind, Open Heart" by Thomas Keating - it is about contemplative prayer. Phillip Yancey and Max Lucado have a lot of helpful things to say about it also IMO... interspersed in their books. I'd look at "What's So Amazing About Grace" by Yancey and "A Love Worth Giving" by Lucado. CS Lewis also talks about prayer... I think "Mere Christianity" has his thoughts. Of course, Jesus in Matthew 6 - Emmet Fox wrote a great book on "The Lord's Prayer" Edited October 5, 2005 by Cynthia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemover Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 (edited) I like "Open Mind, Open Heart" by Thomas Keating - it is about contemplative prayer. Phillip Yancey and Max Lucado have a lot of helpful things to say about it also IMO... interspersed in their books. I'd look at "What's So Amazing About Grace" by Yancey and "A Love Worth Giving" by Lucado. CS Lewis also talks about prayer... I think "Mere Christianity" has his thoughts. Of course, Jesus in Matthew 6 - Emmet Fox wrote a great book on "The Lord's Prayer" <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have gotten a lot out of the following books on prayer and meditation: Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home, by Richard J. Foster A Testament of Devotion, by Thomas Kelly Conversations with God: Two Centuries of Prayers by African Americans, edited by James Melvin Washington, Ph.D. The Shape of Living: Spiritual Directions for Everyday Life, by David F. Ford The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction, by Eugene Peterson just about any book by Henri J.M. Nouwen Prayers Plainly Spoken, by Stanley Hauerwas Here is My Hope: A Book of Healing and Prayer- Inspirational Stories from The Johns Hopkins Hospital, by Randi Henderson and Richard Marek I also have greatly enjoyed the prayers and poems of Wendell Berry... the Journal of John Woolman is another great prayer & devotional book... These are just a few of my personal favorites- there are many great books on prayer, as well as great collections of prayers on various themes and topics. Peace on the journey, John Philadelphia, PA Edited October 5, 2005 by peacemover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobve2 Posted October 6, 2005 Author Share Posted October 6, 2005 Thanks a lot for the ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlytop Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening -- Excellent new book out by Cynthia Bourgeault. Setting the Gospel Free by Brian Taylor. Too Deep for Words by Thelma Hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherRog Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 In God's Presence: Theological Reflections on Prayer ...Majorie Suchocki shares with us her reflections about prayer from both a ... Prayer is more than simply conversing with God, according to Suchocki. ... www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ tg/detail/-/0827216157?v=glance And, anything by Jane Vennard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherRog Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Out of print, but well worth seeking out: Praying for Jennifer, by John Cobb, Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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