The Jesus Prayer: A Gift from the Fathers
- ISBN-10
- 1888212268
- ISBN-13
- 9781888212266
- Series
- The Jesus Prayer
- Category
- Jesus prayer
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Authors
- David C. Hester, Fr David Hester
Description
"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me." This prayer has been on the lips of Christians since the time of the Desert Fathers. What is its history? How do we make it our own? This booklet traces the history of the Jesus Prayer and concludes with a brief discussion of how it can be appropriated by the individual believer today.
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- 2009-11-01
- 205 pages
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- Paraclete Press
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