How to Pray - Reflections & Essays

C. S. Lewis here offers wisdom and lessons that illuminate our private dialogue with God-prayer-in this collection drawn from the breadth of his writings.
The revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis here offers wisdom and lessons that illuminate our private dialogue with God-prayer-in this collection drawn from the breadth of his writings.
C. S. Lewis's insights on Christianity and his reflections on Christian life continue to guide us more than fifty years after his death. How to Pray showcases Lewis's enduring wisdom on prayer and its place in our daily lives.
Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as his classic works, How to Pray provides practical wisdom and instruction to help readers nurture their spiritual beliefs and embrace prayer in all its forms. While many people would like to speak to God, they often don't know how to begin. Lewis guides them through the practice, illuminating the significance of prayer and why it is central to faith.
A welcome addition to the C. S. Lewis canon, How to Pray offers a deeper understanding of our personal tradition of prayer, our faith, and what is means to be a Christian.

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C. S. Lewis

Summary

C. S. Lewis here offers wisdom and lessons that illuminate our private dialogue with God—prayer—in this collection drawn from the breadth of his writings.

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'He has quite a unique power for making theology an attractive, exciting and fascinating quest.' Times Literary Supplement
'I find I am constantly realising that I owe many of my most basic convictions about Christian faith to Lewis's imagination' Rowan Williams

Product details

• Authors: C S Lewis, C. S. Lewis
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780008307141
• ISBN: 978-0-00-830714-1
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Faith, Christian prayer, Theology, Christian theology, Personal religious testimony & popular inspirational works, Christian life & practice, Personal Christian testimony & popular inspirational works, Christian instruction, Religious instruction, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Prayer and prayer books, RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth, RELIGION / Christian Living / Prayer, Christian prayerbooks