Prayers of Great Traditions: A Daily Office
Ebook
A daily prayer book based on the prayers of key figures and traditions from the whole spectrum of Christian history and tradition.
Forms of daily prayer have been used throughout Christian history, and every Christian tradition encourages its adherents to practise regular personal prayer, calling it variously the Daily Office, the Divine Hours, Forms of Prayer, the Quiet Time or, more simply 'daily devotions'.
This book draws on that rich tradition, offering daily structured prayer based on the prayers of key figures and traditions in Christian history. Over 28 days, the reader is invited to engage with and pray with the words of Augustine of Hippo, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, John Wesley, Soren Kierkegaard, and the Franciscan and Benedictine offices, amongst many others. The language of the prayers has been updated to make them accessible to the modern reader, but the mood, sense and underlying theology of the originals have been retained.
Including newly translated Psalms and suggested daily Bible readings, this book offers a significant resource for personal prayer. However, more than this, it also offers a sense of worshipping in the wisdom and insight of the great traditions, providing an opportunity to engage personally with the whole spectrum of Christian experience.
A daily prayer book based on the prayers of key figures and traditions from the whole spectrum of Christian history and tradition.
A new approach to a recognised and popular format.
Drawn from the personal prayers of celebrated Christian figures from a wide range of traditions.
Taps into renewed interest in structured and traditional forms prayer.
Introduction
1 Prayers from the Old and New Testament
2 Prayers from the words of Jesus
3 Prayers from The Apostolic Constitutions
4 Prayers of Ephrem the Syrian
5 Prayers of John Chrysostom
6/7 Prayers of Augustine the Hippo
8 Benedictine Prayer
9 Franciscan Prayer
10/11 Prayers of Julian of Norwich
12 Prayers of Martin Luther
13/14 Prayers of Lancelot Andrewes
15/16 Prayers of William Laud
17/18 Prayers of Jeremy Taylor
19/20 Prayers of John Wesley
21/22 Prayers of Charles Spurgeon
23 Prayers of Søren Kierkegaard
24 Celtic Prayers from Carmina Gadelica
25/26 Prayers of Karl Barth
27 Celtic Prayers from Northumbria
28 Prayers inspired by Creation
Psalms
A bible reading plan
The sources
Acknowledgements
Notes
I have found Prayers of Great Traditions to be excellent in three settings: for my own personal use, for encouraging others to pray during church prayer weeks, and in writing intercessions for church services. This is an excellent resource that will not so much be on your bookshelf as often in your hand.
- Title: Prayers of Great Traditions: A Daily Office
- Author: Christopher Voke
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
- Print Publication Date: 2013
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781408187326, 9781408187302, 1408187302, 1408187329
- Resource ID: LLS:9781408187326
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-15T04:37:39Z
Dr Christopher Voke is former Deputy Principal and Senior Research Fellow at Spurgeon's College, UK.