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Author:   Matthew Fox
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Jeremy P Tarcher
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   0.147kg
ISBN:  

9781585420988

ISBN 10:   1585420980
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   04 June 2001
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Inactive
Availability:   In Print  
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"Prayer Preface to the 2001 Edition Chapter 1: What Prayer Is Not Prayer is not saying prayers Prayer is not withdrawal from one's culture Prayer is not acquiescence to a culture Prayer is not causing God to change by our petitions Prayer is not talking to God Prayer is not liturgy Prayer is not an exceptional experience Chapter 2: Life and Its Mysteries: The Stuff of Prayer Is ""life"" too vague? Mystery versus problem Mysteries in our lives Chapter 3: Prayer: A Radical Response to Life Prayer as response Israelite prayer as response to life Jesus' prayer as response to life Prayer as response to life, not God Prayer as response to life, not culture Prayer as a radical response Chapter 4: Prayer as Radical Psychologically: Mysticism (Becoming Rooted) Prayer, the process of responding to life Mysticism, a matrix for prayer Chapter 5: Prayer as Radical Socially: Prophecy (Uprooting) The socially radical as prophecy Social prayer as a wrestling with the enemies of life Justice, the prophet's goal Signs of the true prophet Chapter 6: Developing Our Capacities for Mysticism and Prophecy Experience of life Developing our capacities for mysticism Developing our capacities for prophecy The artist as a spiritual guru Music and spirituality Postscript: A Fresh Look at the Trinity"

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Matthew Fox is well-known for having revived the tradition of Creation Spirituality and for being a compelling voice for ecological and socially progressive causes. He is the author of 35 books, including Original Blessing, which has sold more than a quarter million copies. He is the recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award given by the Peace Abbey of Sherborn, Massachusetts. Other recipients have included the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, Ernesto Cardenal, and Rosa Parks. He lives in California, where he has founded the University of Creation Spirituality, and is codirector of the Naropa Institute in Oakland.

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