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A Book of Reformed Prayers

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This book of collected prayers in the Reformed tradition is one which will prove inspirational to all who read it. The editors have searched the past 500 years to bring meaningful and fresh-sounding prayers of great people to us today. Many of the prayers of old, as well as those of more modern day, speak directly to us late 20th Century Reformed Christians.

I ordered this book thinking it would be along the line of Valley of Vision: A collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions by Arthur G. Bennet. It really isn't.

The first part of the book deal with the prayers of some of the early reformers and puritans moving forward by centuries. The last portion of the book has very modern prayers that in my opinion are more declarations rather than prayers covering everything from women's liberation to prayers to Mother God. Not exactly what I would refer to as "Reformed Prayers".

For the price tag, a complete letdown.

I ordered this book hoping that it would be filled with prayers of reformed church fathers. The sample pages that I looked at on-line led me to believe that was what I was getting. I was disappointed when I received it to find that only about 1/2 the book was what I was anticipated. The other 1/2 was filled with fairly modern prayers some of which are heretical. For example, on p 176 there is a prayer by Kikanza Nuri Robins addressed to "Mother God." On page 180 there is a prayer written by Patricia Baxter pleading with God to bring liberation to women, "Why do so many use your name in vain, holding women in poverty and men in bondage to male authority?" Whoa.