Opening to God : a guide to prayer / Thomas H. Green.
Publication details: Notre Dame, Ind. : Ave Maria Press, c1977.Description: 110 p. ; 21 cmISBN:- 0877931356
- 0877931364 (pbk.) :
- 248.3 21
- BV210.2 .G73
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Dalton McCaughey Library | Level 2 | UU5 G798 O | Available | 33865001729323 |
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface -- Introduction : one bread at many tables -- Part One. The what and why of prayer -- 1. What prayer is -- 2. The "irrelevance" of prayer -- 3. The relevance of prayer : discernment -- Part Two. The how of prayer -- 4. Are there techniques of prayer? -- 5. The active participation of the soul -- 6. The ways of prayer of beginners -- Epilogue : prayer beyond the beginnings.
The author makes the exercises, techniques and reflections of the great spiritual writers--like Ignatius, Teresa and John of the Cross--attractive and intelligible to people who need God, seek God, and are asking how to communicate with him.