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Thinking Prayer

Theology and Spirituality Amid the Crises of Modernity [Paperback]

by Andrew Prevot

    • Author

      Andrew Prevot

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      University of Notre Dame Press

    • Published

      October 2015

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      In "Thinking Prayer, " Andrew Prevot presents a new, integrated approach to Christian theology and spirituality, focusing on the centrality of prayer to theology in the modern age. Prevot's clear and in-depth analysis of notable philosophical and theological thinkers' responses to modernity through the theme of prayer charts a new spiritual path through the crises of modernity. Prevot offers critical interpretations of Martin Heidegger, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Jean-Louis ChrEtien, Johann Baptist Metz, Ignacio EllacurIa, and James Cone, among others, integrating their insights into a constructive synthesis. He explains how doxological and contemplative forms of prayer help one avoid dangers associated with metaphysics, including nihilism, conceptual idolatry, and the concealment of difference. He considers the powerful impact that the prayers of oppressed peoples have on their efforts to resist socioeconomic and racialized violence. The book upholds modern aspirations to critical freedom, while arguing that such freedom can best be preserved and deepened through prayerful interactions with the infinite freedom of God. Throughout, the book uncovers the contemplative dimensions of postmodern phenomenology and liberation theology and suggests how prayer shapes liberative ways of thinking (theology) and living (spirituality) that are crucial for the future of this crisis-ridden world. "Andrew Prevot presents a range of theological and philosophical interlocutors with a depth of scholarly knowledge that makes the reading of these pages an engaging tour of the last eighty years of theological and philosophical thought. There is insightful analysis of the text's announced focus on prayer, a theme that is usually addressed in popular books on practical theology but rarely in a sophisticated monograph like the present work. The impressive achievement of "Thinking Prayer "is the sweeping range of its scholarship, presented in interpretive sophistication and communicated in flourishing style." --John Thiel, author of Icons of Hope: The "Last Things" in Catholic Imagination

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      • Author

        Andrew Prevot

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        University of Notre Dame Press

      • Published

        October 2015

      • Weight

        654g

      • Page Count

        432

      • Dimensions

        153 x 152 x 26 mm

      • ISBN

        9780268038458

      • ISBN-10

        0268038457

      • Eden Code

        4342682

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      • Author/Creator: Andrew Prevot

      • ISBN: 9780268038458

      • Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press

      • Release Date: October 2015

      • Weight: 654g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 152 x 26 mm

      • Eden Code: 4342682


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