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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799974103321

Autore

Clements-Jewery Philip <1945->

Titolo

Intercessory prayer [[electronic resource] ] : modern theology, biblical teaching, and philosophical thought / / Philip Clements-Jewery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, Hants, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2004

ISBN

1-315-58921-4

1-317-11470-1

1-317-11469-8

1-281-09796-9

9786611097967

0-7546-8260-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Disciplina

248.3/2

Soggetti

Prayer

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-154) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Issues in practising and understanding intercessory prayer -- What does the New Testament teach us about prayer? -- Why is it necessary to pray? -- Is God capable of answering prayer? -- How does God work in the world? -- How does prayer 'work'? -- Conclusion: Towards a theology of intercessory prayer.

Sommario/riassunto

How is prayer possible? How does prayer work? Why is it necessary to ask for God's gifts? Intercessory Prayer attempts to provide answers to questions about the nature of intercessory prayer. Critically examining biblical teaching and modern theological and philosophical thinking, this book shows how intercessory prayer may be seen as one of the means by which God enlists the freely-given cooperation of human persons in the realisation of the divine purpose. Clements-Jewery adopts a process view of the universe to show how intercession both makes certain possibilities greater and strengthens t