Lord Teach Us: The Lord's Prayer & the Christian Life [Paperback]

William H. Willimon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1996

After a short introduction, the authors work through each phrase of the Lord's Prayer, using it as a framework for the Christian life. Providing basic faith understanding, this book will help the user experience Christianity as attractive and inviting, not distant, difficult, or foreboding.

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About the Author

William H. Willimon is Presiding Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church, Birmingham, AL area, and Visiting Research Professor, Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC.


Stanley Hauerwas is the Gilbert Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics in the Divinity School at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. He has written a voluminous number of articles from 1969 to the present, authored and edited several books, and has been the subject of other theologians' writing and interest for many years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Abingdon Press; Student/Stdy Gde edition (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0687006147
• ISBN-13: 978-0687006144
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Spirituality > Prayer
  • #15 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Worship & Devotion > Meditations
  • #21 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Church History

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique way to begin exploring Christianity, December 25, 2000

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Matthew T. Phillips (Winston-Salem, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lord Teach Us: The Lord's Prayer & the Christian Life (Paperback)

Using the Lord's Prayer as a starting point, Hauerwas and Willimon guide readers through major areas of Christian Ethics and thought in their trademark style. Readers familiar with the work of Hauerwas and Willimon will enjoy seeing their individual styles shine through occasionally, and the book reads like one of Willimon's sermons. It is important to understand that this is not a discussion of the Lord's Prayer for experienced Christians, but it can be good for people who have claimed but perhaps not actively thought about their faith.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lord Teach Us, January 9, 2007

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Michael R. Guthrie (Charlottesville, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lord Teach Us: The Lord's Prayer & the Christian Life (Paperback)

This is a really fine overview of the Lord's Prayer. It takes a prayer most of us have memorized and explains in detail what each verse is trying to teach us. It encouraged me while providing practical guidance on how to implement what I learned into my life.