Prayer : awe and intimacy with God / Timothy Keller.

First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Hodder & Stoughton. First published in paperback in 2016. Copyright © Timothy Keller, 2014.

Selected annotated bibliography on prayer, pages 268-274. Bibliographic notes pages 275-321.

Introduction: why write a book on prayer? -- Part one: Desiring prayer -- The necessity of prayer -- The greatness of prayer -- Part two: Understanding prayer -- What is prayer -- Conversing with God -- Encountering God -- Part three: Learning prayer -- Letters on prayer -- Rules for prayer -- The prayer of prayers -- The touchstones of prayer -- Part four: Deepening prayer -- As conversation: meditating on His word -- As encounter: seeking His face -- Part five: Doing prayer -- Awe: praising His glory -- Intimacy: finding His grace -- Struggle: asking His help -- Practice: daily prayer -- Appendix: some other patterns for daily prayer.

Prayer is central to the Christian faith, indeed, it is the main way we experience deep change. Yet so many people struggle with prayer – a struggle that the Tim Keller himself has shared. This wise and inspiring book is the fruit of those struggles, offering a real and glorious vision of what it can mean to seek God in prayer. Keller begins by giving a theological underpinning of what prayer actually is – both conversation and encounter with a personal God – before describing how we can learn to pray, and then deepen that prayer. Finally, he gives detailed, practical suggestions on how to make prayer a part of the reality of daily life.--Reformers Bookshop.

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