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The Communion of Saints
Prayers of the Famous
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Artikel-Nr:
9780802843036
Veröffentl:
1996
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
13.11.1996
Seiten:
172
Autor:
Horton Davies
Gewicht:
259 g
Format:
229x152x10 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Horton Davies is the Henry W. Putnam Professor Emeritus of the History of Christianity at Princeton University. His many books inlude Bread of Life and Cup of Joy: Newer Ecumenical Perspectives on the Eucharist, A Church Historian's Odyssey: A Memoir, and Worship and Theology in England.
This inspiring anthology gathers a rich and diverse selection of prayers from famous people of all walks of life from the past two thousand years. Here are the prayers of individuals like Soren Kierkegaard, Mother Teresa, Michelangelo, Augustine, Martin Luther King, Jr., C. S. Lewis, Anne Bradstreet, Blaise Pascal. Francis of Assisi, and many more.Diverse in intention, emphasis, style, and feeling, these prayers are grouped according to six practical classifications to facilitate use. Much more than a work of purely historical interest, this volume makes an excellent tool for personal devotion, inspiring readers to deepen their own prayer lives.