{"product_id":"prayer-isbn-9781585420988","title":"Prayer","description":"Here is a new edition of one of Matthew Fox's most powerful early books, another in a series of the classic works by the maverick priest and theologian being reissued by Tarcher\/Putnam.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrayer\u003c\/b\u003e was written by Fox when he was a radical young priest fresh from the experience of the sixties and Vatican II. Originally published in 1972, it is one of the first works to herald the revolution of liberal theology that was just beginning to sweep the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published under the title \u003cb\u003eOn Becoming a Musical, Mystical Bear: Spirituality American Style\u003c\/b\u003e, the book now has a more accessible title and appearance and is as vital today as when it first appeared.\u003c\/p\u003ePrayer       Preface to the 2001 Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: What Prayer Is Not\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrayer is not saying prayers\u003cbr\u003ePrayer is not withdrawal from one's culture\u003cbr\u003ePrayer is not acquiescence to a culture\u003cbr\u003ePrayer is not causing God to change by our petitions\u003cbr\u003ePrayer is not talking to God\u003cbr\u003ePrayer is not liturgy\u003cbr\u003ePrayer is not an exceptional experience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Life and Its Mysteries: The Stuff of Prayer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs \"life\" too vague?\u003cbr\u003eMystery versus problem\u003cbr\u003eMysteries in our lives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Prayer: A Radical Response to Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrayer as response\u003cbr\u003eIsraelite prayer as response to life\u003cbr\u003eJesus' prayer as response to life\u003cbr\u003ePrayer as response to life, not God\u003cbr\u003ePrayer as response to life, not culture\u003cbr\u003ePrayer as a radical response\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Prayer as Radical Psychologically: Mysticism (Becoming Rooted)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrayer, the process of responding to life\u003cbr\u003eMysticism, a matrix for prayer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Prayer as Radical Socially: Prophecy (Uprooting)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe socially radical as prophecy\u003cbr\u003eSocial prayer as a wrestling with the enemies of life\u003cbr\u003eJustice, the prophet's goal\u003cbr\u003eSigns of the true prophet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Developing Our Capacities for Mysticism and Prophecy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExperience of life\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping our capacities for mysticism\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping our capacities for prophecy\u003cbr\u003eThe artist as a spiritual guru\u003cbr\u003eMusic and spirituality\u003cbr\u003ePostscript: A Fresh Look at the Trinity\u003cb\u003eMatthew Fox\u003c\/b\u003e is well-known for having revived the tradition of Creation Spirituality and for being a compelling voice for ecological and socially progressive causes. He is the author of 35 books, including \u003ci\u003eOriginal Blessing\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold more than a quarter million copies. He is the recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award given by the Peace Abbey of Sherborn, Massachusetts. Other recipients have included the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, Ernesto Cardenal, and Rosa Parks. He lives in California, where he has founded the University of Creation Spirituality, and is codirector of the Naropa Institute in Oakland.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305040761061,"sku":"NP9781585420988","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781585420988.jpg?v=1767735046","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/prayer-isbn-9781585420988","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}