Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray with History's Best Teachers

Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray with History's Best Teachers
ISBN-10
0830869840
ISBN-13
9780830869848
Category
Religion
Pages
238
Language
English
Published
2012-03-08
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Author
Gary Neal Hansen

Description

This guide to prayer, rooted in centuries of Christian tradition, introduces figures such as St. Benedict, Martin Luther, John Calvin, St. Ignatius, Teresa of Ávila and Andrew Murray. You'll learn how each of these spiritual giants uniquely connected to God through prayer and have an opportunity to practice each different method yourself.

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