The Meaning of Prayer

by Harry Emerson Fosdick

Overview

2014 Reprint of 1949 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Harry Emerson Fosdick was one of the most popular liberal preachers of the early twentieth century, and his "The Meaning of Prayer" is considered by many to be one of the finest studies of meditative communion with God. This warm, friendly guidebook to a profoundly personal act remains an important exploration of one of the world's dominant faiths... just as it was when it was first published in 1915. Includes chapters on: The Naturalness of Prayer Prayer and the Goodness of God Hindrances and Difficulties Unanswered Prayer Prayer as Dominant Desire Unselfishness in Prayer and other issues arising from conversing with the divine

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614276234
Publisher:	Martino Fine Books
Publication date:	04/24/2014
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	970,701
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.46(d)
Age Range:	1 - 17 Years

About the Author

1878-1969
Dr. Fosdick attended Colgate University, Union Theological Seminary, and Columbia University. Ordained in 1903, he pastored at the First Baptist Church in Montclair, New Jersey from 1904 to 1915. At Union Theological Seminary, he was a lecturer on Baptist principles and homiletics (1908-1915) and professor of practical theology (1915-1946). He also found time to serve as associate minister at the First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, New York (1919-1925), and pastor of Park Avenue Baptist Church (later renamed to Riverside Church) (1929-1946).
In addition to The Meaning of Prayer by Abingdon his works include:A Guide to Understanding the Bible, 1938
The Living of These Days (an autobiography), 1956
A Book of Public Prayers, 1960