The Struggle of Prayer [Paperback]

Donald G. Bloesch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1988

The key to prayer is "not our action in preparing ourselves, but God's action in revealing himself," writes Dr. Donald G. Bloesch of Dubuque Theological Seminary. True prayer is not humanity rising to God in order to become one with him (the mystical ideal), but God reaching out to humanity and calling for a response of obedience. It is the constant struggle to take hold of the outstretched hand of God. This striving with a personal God is foundational to biblical prayer, stresses Dr. Bloesch. In "The Struggle of Prayer," he outlines an evangelical spirituality that has at its heart the "outpouring of the soul before a living God."

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Helmers & Howard Publishers; 1st pbk. ed edition (June 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093944304X
• ISBN-13: 978-0939443048
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #845,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Art of Holy argument with God, March 21, 2003

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Jacob Aitken (Pineville, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Struggle of Prayer (Paperback)

I have a Calvinistic view of prayer and divine Sovereingty and this book was a challenge to read, all the more challenging because the men Bloesch quoted from were Reformers. The advantages of Calvinistic theology are obvious, the only drawback is that many ask, what is the use of man praying? Bloesch engages the reader into the answer. This book will cause many Calvinists and Arminians to wrestle all the more deeply with the Living God. The interesting factors are that DB uses are:

The Prophetic Prayer (used by the Reformers)

The Mystic Prayer (Used by Catholic-Anglicans)

And the dangers of both extremes