Original Prayer: Themes from the Christian Tradition

by Lavinia Byrne

Original Prayer takes us on a tour of the some of classic styles of prayer, as developed and popularized by such figures as Teresa of Avila, Francis of Assisi, St. Benedict, Ignatius Loyola, the Jesus Prayer of the Orthodox tradition, and the worship of Taiz . All of these styles have much in common. As Lavinia Byrne writes, Prayer is not our work. It is something the Holy Spirit does in us . . . We pray in Christ, uniting our prayers with the prayers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570758123
• ISBN13: 9781570758126
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"