The Phenomenology of Prayer (Perspectives in Continental Philosophy) [Paperback]

Bruce Ellis Benson (Editor), Norman Wirzba (Editor)

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Publication Date: November 1, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0823224961 | ISBN-13: 978-0823224968 | Edition: 3

This collection of ground-breaking essays considers the many dimensions of prayer: how prayer relates us to the divine; prayer's ability to reveal what is essential about our humanity; the power of prayer to transform human desire and action; and the relation of prayer to cognition. It takes up the meaning of prayer from within a uniquely phenomenological point of view, demonstrating that the phenomenology of prayer is as much about the character and boundaries of phenomenological analysis as it is about the heart of religious life.The contributors: Michael F. Andrews, Bruce Ellis Benson, Mark Cauchi, Benjamin Crowe, Mark Gedney, Philip Goodchild, Christina M. Gschwandtner, Lissa McCullough, Cleo McNelly Kearns, Edward F. Mooney, B. Keith Putt, Jill Robbins, Brian Treanor, Merold Westphal, Norman Wirzba, Terence Wright and Terence and James R. Mensch. Bruce Ellis Benson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College. He is the author of Graven Ideologies: Nietzsche, Derrida, and Marion on Modern Idolatry and The Improvisation of Musical Dialogue: A Phenomenology of Music. Norman Wirzba is Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Georgetown College, Kentucky. He is the author of The Paradise of God and editor of The Essential Agrarian Reader.

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BRUCE ELLIS BENSON is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Wheaton College, Illinois. Among the volumes he has co-edited is The Phenomenology of Prayer (Fordham). NORMAN WIRZBA is Research Professor of Theology, Ecology, and Rural Life at Duke Divinity School. He is co-editor of The Phenomenology of Prayer (Fordham).

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• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Fordham University Press; 3 edition (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823224961
• ISBN-13: 978-0823224968
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Prayer is important in the Christian life, and this book makes that point in several places, but it appears to be too intense. I appreciated it for the value that it offered.