Prayer: The Cry for the Kingdom

by Stanley J. Grenz

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2005

Overview

Bringing our needs and desires to God has always stood at the heart of Christian prayer. But why is petitioning God so important? In Prayer: The Cry for the Kingdom noted theologian Stanley Grenz points to petitionary prayer as a crucial way for us to be involved with God’s work in history. At the center of such prayer, Grenz argues, is the cry to God that his kingdom might come into the world. Grenz explores key questions that many Christians will ask: What does it mean to pray “according to God’s will”? Should we persist in petitioning God for our needs? Does prayer really influence God?

In the process of addressing these questions, Grenz offers practical guidance on praying effectively and challenges the contemporary church to recapture what it means to be a church that prays. Revised and completely rewritten, Grenz’s Prayer: The Cry for the Kingdom will help readers from every Christian tradition foster a richer personal and communal life of prayer.

Product Details

• Title: Prayer: The Cry for the Kingdom
• Author: Stanley J. Grenz
• Edition: Revised Edition
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2005
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Prayer
• ISBNs: 9780802828477, 9780913573921, 0802828477, 0913573922
• Resource ID: LLS:PRAYERGRENZ
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:19:48Z

About Stanley J. Grenz

Stanley Grenz (1950–2005) was Pioneer McDonald Professor of Theology at Carey Theological College, Vancouver, British Columbia, and professor of theological studies at Mars Hill Graduate School, Seattle, Washington. He authored over 25 books, including Rediscovering the Triune God and What Christians Really Believe and Why.