The Prayer That Jesus Taught Us (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781570754098)

The Lord's Prayer, the prayer that Jesus taught us, is one of the most familiar and beloved of all prayers. But familiarity has dulled its radical edge. In this close reading, Crosby shows how the "Our Father" summarizes the themes in the Gospel of Matthew, especially those of social justice. If we recite this prayer faithfully, we are responding to Jesus' call to reject the worship of idols, to engage in right relationships with our neighbors, and to commit ourselves to the project of the Kingdom of God -- that God's will may truly be done "on earth as it is in heaven."

Author: Michael H. Crosby
ISBN-10: 1570754098
ISBN-13: 9781570754098
Publisher: Orbis Books
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2002
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.30h x 5.98w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Commonweal 11/08/2002 pg. 38