Summary

This workshop looked at biblical and historical examples of how ancient Christians prayed in public worship.

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Details

Following Jewish roots, early Christians remembered God's activity as the root of praying. The workshop explored basic and imaginative ways of achieving the same end in our prayers today.

Presented at the 2008 Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ.

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