{"id":1141,"date":"2006-07-09T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2006-07-09T07:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2006\/07\/top-ten-books-on-prayer.html"},"modified":"2006-07-09T07:00:49","modified_gmt":"2006-07-09T07:00:49","slug":"top-ten-books-on-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2006\/07\/top-ten-books-on-prayer.html","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Books on Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been asked what are my top books on prayer. Since I covered “prayer books” (as a book with prayers rather than teaching about prayer) in Praying with the Church<\/em>, I’ll focus here on books that teach us about prayer. Feel free to mention your favorite books on prayer.
\nAbove all, the book of Psalms<\/em> and the Lord’s Prayer<\/em>.
\n1. Richard Foster, Prayer<\/em>.
\n2. C.S. Lewis, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer<\/em>.
\n3. G.A. Buttrick, Prayer<\/em>.
\n4. Brother Lawrence, Practicing the Presence of God<\/em>.
\n5. D. Bonhoeffer, The Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible<\/em>.
\n6. Thomas Merton, The Inner Experience<\/em>.
\n7. D. Bloesch, The Struggle of Prayer<\/em>.
\n8. Calvin’s Institutes<\/em> and Luther’s stuff on Lord’s Prayer<\/em>.
\n9. Classics like Teresa of Avila and Catherine of Siena.
\n10. P & C Zaleski, Prayer: A History<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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