Why pray
Subtitle: how to pray
By: Enzo Bianchi ; [translation by George Woodall]
Series: Spiritual pearls -- 3; Spiritual pearls -- 3.
Publisher: St Paul's
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780818913662
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Prayer; Christianity; Meditations; Prière; Christianisme; Méditations
Work titles: Perché pregare, come pregare
Notes: Translated from Italian into English.
Table of contents: title: Praying today; title: I. What is prayer?; title: 1. Prayer: raising the soul to God or response to His Word?; title: 2. Christian prayer is first of all listening; title: 3. Accepting a Presence; title: 4. Openness to communion; title: 5. A contemplative gaze; title: II. How to pray; title: 1. The teachings of Jesus on prayer; title: 2. Christian prayer: between petition and thanksgiving; title: III. Why pray?: difficulties and obstacles to prayer; title: 1. Some more general objections; title: 2. Objections linked to personal experience; title: Conclusion.