The Life of Prayer in a World of Science Protestants, Prayer, and American Culture, 1870-1930

by Ostrander, Rick

• ISBN13: 9780195136104
• ISBN10: 0195136101
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780190285753
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Christians carried on an intense debate concerning the doctrine of prayer. This ideological revolution affected not only the ways that they interpreted the Bible but also how they prayed. In this book, Rick Ostrander explores the attempts of American Christians to articulate a convincing and satisfying ethic of prayer amidst these changing circumstances.

Author Biography

Rick Ostrander is Assistant Professor of History at John Brown University.

Table of Contents

Introduction	3	(17)
A Final Act of Purification	17	(18)
Proving the Living God	35	(22)
The Spiritual Unrest	57	(18)
Divine Immanence	75	(22)
A Sane Mysticism	97	(20)
The New Belief in Prayer	117	(20)
The Religion of a Mature Mind	137	(16)
Modernism and Prayer in the Twenties	153	(18)
Notes	171	(32)
Select Bibliography	203	(24)
Index	227