A Prayer Book for the 21st Century

John McQuiston II, Foreword by Marcus J. Borg

Mar/2004, 160 Pages, PAPERBACK, 4 7/8 x 7

ISBN-13: 9780819219749

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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.
 

John McQuiston II is an attorney in Memphis, Tennessee, and author of Always We Begin Again: The Benedictine Way of Living and A Prayer Book for the 21st Century.

"The image of God as an all-powerful father figure goes back thousands of years, yet in the contemporary world today (especially with respect to the West) traditionally standard prayers and worship language have fallen out of fabor, while a spiritual yearning to know and communicate with the Sacred continues to remain a strong and compelling aspiration. In A Prayer Book for the 21st Century, John McQuiston II (an attorney and active lay leader in his Memphis, Tennessee congregation) provides morning and evening devotions for a two week span, plus complete Morning and Evening prayer services, along with a Service of Commemoration for Our Union. McQuiston employs a language for and about God that reflects contemporary understanding of the nature of God and His actions in the universe. A pocket-sized devotional, A Prayer Book for the 21st Century is especially commended to the attention of individuals and congregations yearning to worship and express themselves to God in a manner that is appropriate to contemporary realities and Christian theology."
--Midwest Book Review

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