"'To pronounce the name of Jesus in a holy way is an all-sufficient and surpassing aim for any human life...We are to call to mind Jesus Christ as until the...
This resource is a complete introduction to one of the most mysterious prayers of Eastern Christianity, The Jesus Prayer.
I n this new book by John Michael Talbot readers are invited to meditate on the twelve simple words that lie at the heart of the Christian East.
Bishop Simon Barrington-Ward guides readers through the Jesus Prayer.
The prayer that this book deals with has reached the West only after nearly two thousand years of wandering from Palestine, through Sinai, Athos, and Russia. The Jesus prayer shows...
The first section of The Jesus Prayer offers a concise overview of the history, theology, and spirituality of Orthodoxy, so that the Prayer can be understood in its native context.
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.
The focus of this work is on a single prayer, simple in form but rich in content.
The Jesus Prayer comes to us from the Greek Orthodox tradition. In these pages, John Michael Talbot explores more of the roots of the prayer along with the theological and practical meaning of each word in the lives of believers today .