Monotheism and prayer a study in trinitarian prayer Douglas Dales

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dales, Douglas, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism

Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism 2631-3014

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trinity--History of doctrines.

Monotheism.

Prayer--Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"This is a study of how Christian trinitarian understanding of monotheism has been expressed in Christian prayer and worship. It studies the emergence and development of a distinctive language of prayer within the New Testament and among some early Church Fathers, which laid the basis for later belief in and worship of the Trinity. This contemplative belief is studied in the light of Eastern and Western understandings of the Trinity, by examining certain key figures in Christian history. It concludes with a discussion of the continuing mystical and contemplative traditions within Eastern and Western Christianity. This Element does not consider the development of Christian liturgy, however, which has already been considered in an earlier Element in this series. Nor does it address the varied impact of the Reformation upon the Western churches, which will be addressed by further Elements to be published in this series"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Monotheism transformed in the Gospels

Paul and the Apostolic Fathers

Martyrdom and catechesis

The Cappadocian Fathers

Dionysius

Maximus the Confessor

Augustine and Alcuin

Anselm

Bonaventure

Western mysticism

Athonite spirituality

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 14, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Dales, Douglas Monotheism and prayer

ISBN:

9781009763837

1009763830

OCLC:

1606959663

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