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Paying homage to prayer traditions from around the world and throughout history, this celebration of prayer covers everything from Pentacostalist revivals to the sacred pipe to the Catholic rosary. Reprint.
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"A fabulous, very readable, immensely informative, and (I would even say) 'inspirational' volume." --Harvey Cox, author of When Jesus Came to Harvard and The Secular City
"A lovely, interesting new book . . . Philip and Carol Zaleski explore this most personal of religious practices in an ecumenical spirit." The New York Times Book Review
"Unusually probing and thoughtful." Christian Science Monitor
"This is the most stunning book on prayer that I have ever read. It will become the benchmark for every other work on the subject, present or future." --Phyllis Tickle, author of The Divine Hours
"An essential resource for living in our multifaith world." Spirituality & Health Magazine
"The Zaleskis are impressive in their knowledge, and they share what they know in an entertaining way." --National Catholic Reporter
"A significant achievement. The authors' learning and generosity of spirit will lead their readers into unfamiliar territory and reveal new depths in the familiar." --First Things
"A wonderful read . . . Any serious student of prayer will learn a good deal from this book." --America
"This religious practice has rarely received the sort of careful cultural analysis the Zaleskis offer . . . This sweeping cultural history illuminates the abiding influence of prayer in shaping human thought and behavior." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
"Intelligent, informed, generous, ecumenical observations." The New York Times Book Review
"A grand and human compendium, fascinating on every page. It's witty, moving, and full of interesting facts and funny stories." --Annie Dillard
"Thought-provoking and soul-uplifting . . . There's an engaging ease to the Zaleskis' prose, and humor pops through regularly." Los Angeles Times
"A wonderful book -- intelligent, beautifully written, important, inclusive, and completely useful." --Thomas Moore
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"A lovely, interesting new book . . . Philip and Carol Zaleski explore this most personal of religious practices in an ecumenical spirit." The New York Times Book Review
"Unusually probing and thoughtful." Christian Science Monitor
"This is the most stunning book on prayer that I have ever read. It will become the benchmark for every other work on the subject, present or future." --Phyllis Tickle, author of The Divine Hours
"An essential resource for living in our multifaith world." Spirituality & Health Magazine
"The Zaleskis are impressive in their knowledge, and they share what they know in an entertaining way." --National Catholic Reporter
"A significant achievement. The authors' learning and generosity of spirit will lead their readers into unfamiliar territory and reveal new depths in the familiar." --First Things
"A wonderful read . . . Any serious student of prayer will learn a good deal from this book." --America
"This religious practice has rarely received the sort of careful cultural analysis the Zaleskis offer . . . This sweeping cultural history illuminates the abiding influence of prayer in shaping human thought and behavior." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
"Intelligent, informed, generous, ecumenical observations." The New York Times Book Review
"A grand and human compendium, fascinating on every page. It's witty, moving, and full of interesting facts and funny stories." --Annie Dillard
"Thought-provoking and soul-uplifting . . . There's an engaging ease to the Zaleskis' prose, and humor pops through regularly." Los Angeles Times
"A wonderful book -- intelligent, beautifully written, important, inclusive, and completely useful." --Thomas Moore
Focusing on extraordinary stories of lives changed by prayer and on great works of literature and art inspired by it, the authors map the vast world of prayer from the sacred pipe to the rosary, from Neanderthal funerals to Pentecostal revivals.
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- Data di pubblicazione2006
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- Numero di pagine415
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