The life of prayer in a world of science : Protestants, prayer, and American culture, 1870-1930 / Rick Ostrander.

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Ostrander, Richard, 1965-

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TextSeries: Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.Description: 1 online resource (232 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1423760638
9781423760634
9786610473502
6610473501
1280473509
9781280473500
0198031149
9780198031147

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Life of prayer in a world of science.DDC classification:

248.3/2/097309034 22

LOC classification:

BV210.2 .O83 2000eb

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11.55

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Contents:

A final act of purification: the modern scientific attack on prayer -- Proving the living God: answered prayer as a modern evangelical apologetic -- The spiritual unrest: the cultural context of liberal Protestant devotionalism -- Divine immanence: the ideological context of liberal Protestant devotionalism -- A sane mysticism: the Christocentric liberal ethic of prayer -- The new belief in prayer: healing and intercession in liberal Protestantism -- The religion a mature mind: liberal devotional teachings in the early twentieth century -- Modernism and prayer in the twenties.

Summary: By the end of the 19th century, many in the emerging middle-class culture saw themselves as too busy to practice the rigorous devotions of their ancestors. In this book, Rick Ostrander explores the attempts of American Protestants to articulate a convincing and satisfying ethic of prayer in changing circumstances.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-225) and index.

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By the end of the 19th century, many in the emerging middle-class culture saw themselves as too busy to practice the rigorous devotions of their ancestors. In this book, Rick Ostrander explores the attempts of American Protestants to articulate a convincing and satisfying ethic of prayer in changing circumstances.

English.

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