{"product_id":"compelling-god-stephanie-clark-9781487501983","title":"Compelling God: Theories of Prayer in Anglo-Saxon England","description":"\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\u003cbr\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's analysis of the works of Bede,  lfric, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487501986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487501983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Stephanie Clark","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013949894911,"sku":"9781487501983","price":101.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71f82de9-2724-47fe-a574-f0ae9eb9187d.jpg?v=1767745783","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/compelling-god-stephanie-clark-9781487501983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}