Bonnie Thurston is the author of many books and articles about
spirituality and prayer. In "For God Alone"she shows us, clearly
and practically, how to pray. The result is a unique introduction
to prayer that will encourage all Christian readers seeking to
deepen the life of prayer."For God Alone"introduces three
traditional trajectories of Christian prayer: "oratio,"
"meditatio," and "contemplatio." Thruston guides the reader from
familiar "voiced prayers" through the prayer of thought and
intellect to the less familiar prayer of quiet or listening.
Thurston concludes each chapter with practical exercises for the
practice of prayer, suggestions for further reading, and space for
reader's notes. Drawing material from both Eastern and Western
traditions, "For God Alone"is learned but conversational in tone
and thoroughly accessible to the general reader. Adult education
classes in various denominations will profit from reading this
book. It will also be used in practical ministries courses,
spirituality courses, and courses in the theology and practice of
prayer.
"From the Bible to Buddha, Bonnie Thurston probes deeply into
the theology and practice of prayer, with particular weight on the
latter. I doubt if any reader can put the book down without finding
himself or herself thinking about prayer in new and surprising
ways." --Patrick D. Miller, Princeton Theological Seminary"Bonnie
Thurston is an accomplished scholar and teacher as well as a
profound person of prayer and Christian witness. In this volume she
wears her considerable learning lightly, such that the witness of
her own practice comes through both lucidly and with quiet
passion." --Lawrence S. Cunningham, O'Brien Professor of Theology,
University of Notre Dame
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