The Name of Jesus: "The Names of Jesus Used by Early Christians and the Development of the ""Jesus Prayer"""

Author:   Ir�n�e Hausherr, SJ ,  Charles Cummings, OCSO
Publisher:   Liturgical Press
Volume:   44
ISBN:  

9780879079444


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 April 1978
Format:   Paperback
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The Name of Jesus: "The Names of Jesus Used by Early Christians and the Development of the ""Jesus Prayer"""


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How the Jesus Prayer developed and the names by which early Christians addressed Christ.

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Author:   Ir�n�e Hausherr, SJ ,  Charles Cummings, OCSO
Publisher:   Liturgical Press
Imprint:   Liturgical Press
Volume:   44
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9780879079444


ISBN 10:   0879079444
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 April 1978
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

       TABLE OF CONTENTS Author's Preface   i Author's Introduction   iii        PART ONE: THE NAME OF JESUS 1  Scriptural and Patristic Names   3 2  Names of Jesus Used by the Christian People   63        PART TWO: CALLING ON THE NAME OF THE LORD 3  Ways of Continual Prayer   119 4  Short Prayers   191 5  The Petition for Mercy   241 6  The Jesus Prayer Gains Acceptance   265 7  The Jesus Prayer at its Apogee   309     Conclusion   325     Selected Bibliography   348

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... deservedly a classic in spiritual writing and necessary reading for all those interested in the method of Eastern Christian prayer.The Heythrop Journal For the reader who desires God, here is the book that speaks to the heart.The Living Church


For the reader who desires God, here is the book that speaks to the heart.The Living Church


Author Information

Irénée Hausherr, SJ, (1881-1978) was a Jesuit of Alsatian origin and specialist in Greek patristic and monastic spirituality. Charles Cummings is a Trappist-Cistercian monk and priest of Holy Trinity Abbey, Huntsville, Utah. He grew up in northern Minnesota and joined the monastery in 1960. He has a master’s degree in formative spirituality and has been engaged in writing, editing, teaching, counseling, chaplain ministry, and monastic interreligious dialogue for most of his monastic life. 

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