Prayer (50th Anniversary Edition)

by Karl Barth

Paperback, 2002

Status

Available

Call number

BV210 .B3313

Publication

Westminster John Knox Press (2002), Edition: 50th Anniversary, 168 pages

Description

Prayer is one of the central activities of Christian life. This anniversary edition of Karl Barth's lectures on the Lord's Prayer, along with supplementary essays by three Barth scholars, introduces us to what he had to say about this important Christian practice. For Barth, the ultimate aim of all theology is worship, and here he mines the theological and spiritual wisdom of Luther, Calvin, and the Heidelberg Catechism, urging us to participate in the work of God through prayer.

User reviews

LibraryThing member StephenBarkley
I’m no expert on Barth. I have, however, read Luther and Calvin on the Lord’s Prayer. This book was a nice little survey of their thought set in a devotional tone. It’s actually the translation of an adaptation of three lectures Barth gave at Neuchâtel.

This is the sort of book that packs a
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lot of meaning into a few words. Don’t let its 78 pages fool you into thinking it’s a lightweight. The words of the translation (by Sara F. Terrien) are carefully weighed and full of beauty.

Take this little book on your next paddling trip and meditate on the Lord’s prayer as you go.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1952

Physical description

168 p.; 8 inches

ISBN

0664224210 / 9780664224219
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