Compelling God : theories of prayer in Anglo-Saxon England /
"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 spir...
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| Hizkuntza: | ingelesa |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press
[2018]
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt2166932 |
Aurkibidea:
- Cover; Copyright; Epigraph; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Anglo-Saxon Inheritance; 2 Gratiam pro gratia: Bede on Prayer; 3 Does Prayer Work? The Prayers of King Alfred; 4 Ã#x86;lfric and the Community of Prayer; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.