{"product_id":"the-need-and-the-blessing-of-prayer-9780814624531","title":"The Need and the Blessing of Prayer","description":"\u003cp\u003e A new translation of Father Rahner's book on prayer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Karl Rahner stands in a long line of great Christian theologians who were likewise great teachers of prayer. He has been called the voice of Vatican II, and is acknowledged as the rare theologian whose writings speak to the ordinary\" Christian. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Need and the Blessing of Prayer \u003c\/i\u003e, Father Rahner views the human person as essentially one called to prayer. He also highlights prayer as the act of human existence, the great religious act. By encouraging people to \"pray in the everyday\" - to pray regardless of the desire or mood of the moment - Rahner's theology of the prayer of everyday life challenges us to surrender ourselves to God so that God dwells at the very center of our lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The eight chapters of \u003ci\u003eThe Need and the Blessing of Prayer \u003c\/i\u003e were originally sermons that Rahner gave during Lent 1946 at St. Michal's Church in Munich, Germany. This work has been reprinted often throughout its publishing history, testifying to its enduring message. For as Father Rahner wrote in the first edition, \"If we are not supposed to cease praying, then perhaps one shouldn't cease speaking about prayer.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapters are \"Opening Our Hearts,\" \"The Helper-Spirit,\" \"The Prayer of Love,\" \"Prayer in the Everyday,\" \"The Prayer of Need,\" \"Prayers of Consecration, \"The Prayer of Guilt,\" and \"Prayers of Decision.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl Rahner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.84w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814624531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKarl Rahner (1904-1984) was a German Jesuit priest and one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41335668998259,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":30.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2a928fcf-cfe2-4e7d-9648-95f0119e395b.jpg?v=1707327614","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-need-and-the-blessing-of-prayer-9780814624531","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}