{"product_id":"compelling-god-theories-of-prayer-in-anglo-saxon-england-hardback-9781487501983","title":"Compelling God; Theories of Prayer in Anglo-Saxon England (Hardback) 9781487501983","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCompelling God\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheories of Prayer in Anglo-Saxon England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephanie Clark (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487501983\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 March 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 2.7 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stephanie Clark presents the first sustained study to focus directly on prayer in early England, and with stunning success.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Brandon W. Hawk, Rhode Island College (\u003cem\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCompelling God\u003c\/i\u003e presents an original approach to investigating early English religious practices and devotional attitudes, a model worthy of imitation by scholar and student alike. Stephanie Clark makes a significant contribution to medieval studies and religious studies by treating what the early English authors taught about prayer, what it does, and how it works seriously on their own terms.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Miranda Wilcox, Brigham Young University (\u003cem\u003eJournal of English and Germanic Philology\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"This volume offers a valuable and nuanced account of the Anglo-Saxon period to those working on histories of prayer, the gift, selfhood, and spirituality in other literatures and traditions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Helen Appleton, University of Oxford (\u003cem\u003eEarly Medieval Europe\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"The strength of Clark\u0026amp;#x2019;s book consists in showing that Anglo-Saxon prayer theory cannot be assumed to be the same as that of later periods. She carefully works out the differences in prayer theory between Bede, Asser, Alfred, and Aelfric.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Gernot R. Wieland, University of British Columbia (\u003cem\u003eUniversity of Toronto Quarterly: Letters in Canada 2018\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile prayer is generally understood as \"communion with God\" modern forms of spirituality prefer \"communion\" that is non-petitionary and wordless. This preference has unduly influenced modern scholarship on historic methods of prayer particularly concerning Anglo-Saxon spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCompelling God, \u003c\/i\u003eStephanie Clark examines the relationship between prayer, gift giving, the self, and community in Anglo-Saxon England. Clark\u0026amp;#x2019;s analysis of the works of Bede, Ælfric, and Alfred utilizes anthropologic and economic theories of exchange in order to reveal the ritualized, gift-giving relationship with God that Anglo-Saxon prayer espoused. Anglo-Saxon prayer therefore should be considered not merely within the usual context of contemplation, rumination, and meditation but also within the context of gift exchange, offering, and sacrifice. \u003ci\u003eCompelling God\u003c\/i\u003e allows us to see how practices of prayer were at the centre of social connections through which Anglo-Saxons conceptualized a sense of their own personal and communal identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003entroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The Anglo-Saxon Inheritance\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: \u003ci\u003eGratiam pro gratia\u003c\/i\u003e: Bede on Prayer\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Does Prayer Work? The Prayers of King Alfred\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Ælfric and the Community of Prayer\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685568901400,"sku":"9781487501983","price":50.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/compelling-god-theories-of-prayer-in-anglo-saxon-england-hardback-9781487501983","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}