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The Struggle of Prayer (Record no. 52458)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780939443048093944304X
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number BV210.2
Item number .B576 1988
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bloesch, Donald G.
245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Struggle of Prayer
Remainder of title /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Donald G. Bloesch
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Colorado Springs, CO :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Helmers & Howard,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1988
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent ix, 180 p.
Other physical details ;
Dimensions 22 cm.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1. The Crisis of Prayer -- The new religious situation -- The misunderstanding of prayer -- Toward the recovery of Biblical prayer -- Reappraising mental prayer -- 2. The Scriptural Basis of Prayer -- The living and Almighty God -- The decisive role of Jesus Christ -- The outpouring of the Holy Spirit -- Public and private prayer -- Unanswered prayer -- 3. Dialogue With God -- Dialogic encounter -- Approaching the Throne of God -- Time and length of prayer -- Waiting and striving in prayer -- 4. Heartfelt Supplication -- The essence of prayer -- Other elements in true prayer -- Striving with God -- Perseverance in prayer -- Evangelical versus magical prayer -- Intercessory prayer -- Effectual prayer -- 5. Prayer and Mysticism -- Confronting the mystics -- Two patterns of spirituality -- Divergent views on prayer -- Possibility of convergence -- 6. Prayer and Action -- The labor of prayer -- Action and contemplation -- Various types of discipleship -- An age of activism -- 7. The Goal of Prayer -- Two understandings -- Ultimate and penultimate goals -- Constant communion with God -- Personal and social religion -- The coming of the Kingdom.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Prayer—Christianity.
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