At War in Prayer - The History of the Practice of the Arrow Prayer

At War in Prayer analyses the practice of the Arrow Prayer in the context of the Coptic Church from the second century until today. By examining the ancient sources and the cultural context in which this mode of prayer developed, Fr. Anthony St. Shenouda argues that the Arrow Prayer precedes the Jesus Prayer.

List of contents

Chapter 1: An Arrow Shot from the Saint
Chapter 2: Give me a Word that I Might Live
Chapter 3: There Shall Be No One in the Monastery Who Does Not Learn to Read
Chapter 4: Blessed Are Those Who Hold His Commands in Memory
Chapter 5: Meditates Day and Night on the Law of the Lord
Chapter 6: Whatever You Do, Do it According to the Testimony of the Scripture

About the author

Fr. Anthony St. Shenouda is a Coptic Orthodox monk from St Shenouda Monastery, Australia. He holds a PhD from Macquarie University and currently teaches on the topic of early monasticism at St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College (Sydney College of Divinity).

Summary

At War in Prayer analyses the practice of the Arrow Prayer in the context of the Coptic Church from the second century until today. By examining the ancient sources and the cultural context in which this mode of prayer developed, Fr Anthony St Shenouda argues that the Arrow Prayer precedes the Jesus Prayer.

Product details

• Authors: Fr. Anthony St. Shenouda, Fr Anthony St Shenouda, Fr. Anthony St. Shenouda
• Assisted by: Pope Tawadrous II (Foreword), II Tawadrous (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781978709812
• ISBN: 978-1-978709-81-2
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Christentum, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox, RELIGION / Monasticism, RELIGION / Prayer, Prayer & prayerbooks, Christianity, ancient prayer practice, arrow prayer, continuous prayer, coptic church, Egyptian monasticism, jesus prayer, pray without ceasing, prayer formula, History of Religion, Orthodox & Oriental Orthodox Churches, Religious communities and monasticism, Religious communities & monasticism, Christian communities & monasticism, Christian prayerbooks