Prayer (50th Anniversary Edition) [SPECIAL EDITION] (Paperback)

by Karl Barth (Author) "The Reformation appears to us as a great whole: a labor of research, thinking, preaching, discussion, polemic, and organization..." (more)
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THIS ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF KARL BARTH'S LECTURES ON THE LORD'S PRAYER, ALONG WITH SUPPLEMENTARY ESSAYS BY THREE BARTH SCHOLARS, INTRODUCES US TO WHAT THIS PREEMINENT THEOLOGIAN HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN PRACTICE OF PRAYER. UNDERSTANDING WORSHIP TO BE THE ULTIMATE AIM OF ALL THEOLOGY, BARTH HERE MINES THE THEOLOGICAL AND SPIRTUAL WISDOM OF LUTHER, CALVIN, AND THE HEIDELBERG CATECHISM AND URGES US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORK OF GOD THROUGH PRAYER.

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Text: English, French (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press; 50th Anniversary edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0664224210
• ISBN-13: 978-0664224219
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #543,016 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars good, good, good., September 30, 2007

By	Peter Sammy - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What can I say, Karl Barth, good, good, good. Makes you think and thank God for the Gift of his Son and our ability the ponder on the things we may never fully understand. This book is good, good, good.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Window into Communion with God, October 28, 2005

By	John D. White "camsterdad" (Cayce, South Carolina United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We know Barth for his massive Church Dogmatics; deep, penetrating, difficult, beautiful, massive, circular in argument, and life-changing. Here we see the spiritual side of Barth; a side not often observed beyond the usual personnas. We are familiar with Barth the theological warrior, writer, dogmatic theologian, family man, university professor, but this book gives the reader a picture of the man who had a deeply felt love for the God known in Jesus Christ by the power of the Spirit that Barth never tired of talking about, preaching about, or writing about. Much writing about "spirituality" is not worth the time or the effort of reading-- this book is!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So you want to do a better job of praying?, April 3, 2006

By	robert johnston (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found Prayer by Karl Barth in the suggested readings of Eugene Peterson in Christ Plays in 10,000 places. I think I'm probably not alone in thinking that my praying could be improved. My conversations with God, well ... they often seem corney for my part. They don't meet my personal standards for a quality discussion with my God. Barth is in the 'super stars of theology hall of fame'. I was hoping he might provide a few pointers.

Prayer is a super primer! Barth takes the Lord's Prayer model, dissects it word for word and provides a mental template for raising prayer to the quality standards befitting communication with the Almighty. I'm not great at prayer yet, but I'm learning and enjoying my private time with God more, thanks in some measure to this book.