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Thinking Prayer: Theology and Spirituality Amid the Crises of Modernity - Couverture souple

Prevot, Andrew

 
9780268038458: Thinking Prayer: Theology and Spirituality Amid the Crises of Modernity
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0268038457 ISBN 13 : 9780268038458
Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 2015

Synopsis

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 Chrétien, Johann Baptist Metz, Ignacio Ellacuría, 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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Prevot is assistant professor of theology at Boston College.

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Éditeur
University of Notre Dame Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0268038457
ISBN 13 
9780268038458
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
448
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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