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Title: Prayer for Beginners by Peter Kreeft ISBN: 0-89870-775-7 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: March, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Not just for beginners
Comment: This book is written in a simple and straightforward way yet it also contains much insight . It is for anyone who wants a better understanding of how to pray and what prayer means to a christian. The book starts off with why we should pray then goes into the effects of prayer and it's importance . Then we learn different methods of prayer and the role of faith in our prayer life. There is an ancronym used in the book to help us remember what to say in prayer. The acronym is RAPT, which stands for: Repentance,Adoration, Petition, and Thanksgiving. The book also talks about obstacles to prayer, such as sin and distractions.The last couple of chapters deal with suffering and Grace. This is another practical and helpful book by peter kreeft.
Rating: 5
Summary: Kreeft makes another direct hit
Comment: Kreeft is straight-forward and direct. His thinking and writing are clear. This is book is immensely practical. It is small enough to be completed in a short time and deep enough to warrant re-reading whenever the beginning pray-er needs a boost.
Kreeft's point is that we must begin to pray. Kreeft first motivates. Then he offers an intelligent summary of the major forms of prayer and the progression from rote to contemplative prayer.
Kreeft speaks directly to the reader - to me - when he asks if I really want to pray, or if, by reading a book on prayer, I have deluded myself into thinking that I am doing it. What a challenge! What clarity of purpose!
Rating: 2
Summary: Not really for beginners.
Comment: I think Peter Kreeft is a great thinker and writer. But be forewarned. If you are a person looking to begin a prayer life or you are a person looking to bring more meaning to your prayer life, I WOULD NOT suggest this book. At the beginning the book reaches out and grabs you with its potential. But as time goes by may become mired in lots of philosophical "if then" statements.
My thinking is that most people buying this book want some help. They are looking for a "how to" book and this is not that book. A better book might be Prayer Primer by Fr. Thomas Dubay.
I'm sure there are some that will get much out of this, but if you are a beginner to both prayer and a Christian life, you will find this book a problem.
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Title: Making Sense Out of Suffering by Peter Kreeft, Sheldon Vanauken ISBN: 0892832193 Publisher: Charis Books Pub. Date: May, 1986 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: Handbook of Christian Apologetics: Hundreds of Answers to Crucial Questions by Peter Kreeft, Ronald K. Tacelli ISBN: 0830817743 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: March, 1994 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Prayer: The Great Conversation: Straight Answers to Tough Questions About Prayer by Peter Kreeft ISBN: 0898703573 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Angels and Demons: What Do We Really Know About Them? by Peter J. Kreeft, Peter Kreft ISBN: 0898705509 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: December, 1995 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: How to Win the Culture War: A Christian Battle Plan for a Society in Crisis by Peter Kreeft ISBN: 0830823166 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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