Kneeling with Giants – Learning to Pray with History`s Best Teachers by Gary Neal Hansen

Kneeling with Giants – Learning to Pray with History`s Best Teachers by Gary Neal Hansen

Christian Resources Together Devotional Book of the Year

Do you sometimes find yourself searching for a way to approach God or wondering how to get out of a devotional slump? Do you long for spiritual guides you cantrust?

This guide to prayer is rooted in centuries of Christian tradition. In each chapter you'll meet a figure from church history, such as St. Benedict, Martin Luther, John Calvin, St. Ignatius, Teresa of Ávila and Andrew Murray. You'll learn how each of these spiritual giants uniquely connected to God through prayer.

Each chapter provides an opportunity to practice a different method for prayer, including the divine office, the Lord's Prayer, the Jesus Prayer, healing prayer andmeditation on the Psalms. In the process your own prayer practice will be refreshed and renewed.

Journey into church history and enliven each day of your prayer life.

Gary Neal Hansen (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is an assistant professor of church history at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary and the chair of the history and theology division. He is also an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. He and his wife, together with their little son, live in Iowa.