Intercessory prayer : modern theology, biblical teaching, and philosophical thought / Philip Clements-Jewery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clements-Jewery, Philip, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prayer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How is prayer possible? How does prayer work? Why is it necessary to ask for God's gifts? Intercessory Prayer attempts to provide answers to questions about the nature of intercessory prayer. Critically examining biblical teaching and modern theological and philosophical thinking, this book shows how intercessory prayer may be seen as one of the means by which God enlists the freely-given cooperation of human persons in the realisation of the divine purpose. Clements-Jewery adopts a process view of the universe to show how intercession both makes certain possibilities greater and strengthens t

Contents:

Issues in practising and understanding intercessory prayer

What does the New Testament teach us about prayer?

Why is it necessary to pray?

Is God capable of answering prayer?

How does God work in the world?

How does prayer 'work'?

Conclusion: Towards a theology of intercessory prayer.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-154) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611097967

9781315589213

1315589214

9781317114703

1317114701

9781317114697

1317114698

9781281097965

1281097969

9780754682608

0754682609

OCLC:

437113527