A Prayer Book For The Twenty-First Century

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For thousands of years men and women found meaning and a deep sense of belonging though faith in God. But today, traditional images of God (as an all-powerful father figure) and much standard prayer and worship language are no longer plausible for many believers. Yet the hunger to know - and communicate with - the Sacred in some form remains strong. In this unique prayer book John McQuiston, bestselling author of Always We Begin Again, provides morning and evening devotions for two weeks, plus complete Morning ...
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For thousands of years men and women found meaning and a deep sense of belonging though faith in God. But today, traditional images of God (as an all-powerful father figure) and much standard prayer and worship language are no longer plausible for many believers. Yet the hunger to know - and communicate with - the Sacred in some form remains strong. In this unique prayer book John McQuiston, bestselling author of Always We Begin Again, provides morning and evening devotions for two weeks, plus complete Morning and Evening Prayer services, along with a Service of Commemoration for Our Union. All use a language for and about God that reflects contemporary understandings of God and God's actions in the universe. This pocket-sized devotional is an excellent resource for individuals and congregations who are seeking to worship in a language that acknowledges today's realities and theology.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780819219749
  • Publisher: Church Publishing, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/1/2004
  • Pages: 142
  • Sales rank: 771,930
  • Product dimensions: 7.81 (w) x 5.06 (h) x 0.35 (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v
Foreword vi
Introduction 1
An Expression of Faith 21
A Cycle of Daily Offices: Week One 27
A Cycle of Daily Offices: Week Two 55
A Service of Morning Prayer 81
A Service of Evening Prayer 97
A Memorial Service in Thanksgiving for the Life of One Departed 107
A Service of Commemoration for Our Union 117
Notes 135
Bibliography 138
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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 7, 2005

    A glimpse of the future

    McQuiston's work in this small book is remarkably both intimate and universal. In re-imaging familiar passages from the Book of Common Prayer and familiar forms of service, he has created not only a devotional for himself and others, but a lens through which intelligent people of faith may glimpse a vital and cogent emerging Christianity. He gives voice to the private translation that many church-going believers perform on a weekly basis as they attend worship and participate in liturgies steeped in images that no longer speak to their understanding and experience. The language of his devotion is fresh, insightful, provocative, and accessible. His metaphors are drawn primarily from scripture and, as he himself indicates, are surprisingly, reassuringly orthodox. He draws on the deep tradition of 'original blessing' and creational spirituality that has sustained Christian mysticism for nearly two thousand years. His and Marcus Borg's explanations of the 'dis-connect' of supernatural theism with our modern world view and the reconnection offered by a 'panentheistic' understanding are clear, concise, and convincing. Taken together, Borg's forward and 'two week devotional' are a powerful and energizing experience and a hopeful glimpse of Christianity's emerging future.

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