Introduction

The essays collected in this volume provide a resource for thinking theologically about the practice of Christian prayer.

Part One: Biblical Foundations

In the first of four parts, the volume begins by reaching back to the biblical foundations of prayer.

Part Two: Classical Christian Doctrines

Then, each of the chapters in the second part investigates a classical Christian doctrine – including God, creation, Christology, pneumatology, providence and eschatology – from the perspective of prayer.

Part Three: Writings of Theorists

The chapters in the third part explore the writings of some of the great theorizers of prayer in the history of the Christian tradition.

Part Four: Contemporary Conversations

The final part gathers a set of creative and critical conversations on prayer responding to a variety of contemporary issues.

Overall

Overall, the T&T Clark Handbook of Christian Prayer articulates a theologically expansive account of prayer – one that is deeply biblical, energetically doctrinal, historically rooted, and relevant to a whole host of critical questions and concerns facing the world today.