Compelling God : : Theories of Prayer in Anglo-Saxon England / / Stephanie Clark.
While prayer is generally understood as "communion with God" modern forms of spirituality prefer "communion" that is non-petitionary and wordless. This preference has unduly influenced modern scholarship on historic methods of prayer particularly concerning Anglo-Saxon spirituali...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter One. The Anglo-Saxon Inheritance
- Chapter Two. Gratiam pro gratia: Bede on Prayer
- Chapter Three. Does Prayer Work? The Prayers of King Alfred
- Chapter Four. Ælfric and the Community of Prayer
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series