Nicholas Ayo

Broschiertes Buch

Gloria Patri

The History and Theology of the Lesser Doxology

Beschreibung

The Gloria Patri has been prayed from the beginnings of Christianity. In this one-sentence prayer, time and eternity are combined in a compressed expression of doxology, praise of God. In this brief but comprehensive book, Father Ayo examines the riches in this prayer: the philological, historical, and theological origins of Christian prayer itself, and the profound spiritual implications of the Gloria Patri. At the heart of Christian prayer and at the heart of Christian liturgy we always find worship, honor, and praise of God as revealed in Jesus Christ. In Gloria Patri, Father Ayo examines the lesser doxology word by word, in both its various translations and the history of their combination and controversies. He adds to that an exploration of the boundless meanings of praise of the Triune God it encompasses. After reading Gloria Patri, no one can again take for granted this humble sentence.

Autor

Nicholas Ayo, C.S.C., is professor emeritus in the Program of Liberal Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Fr. Ayo is an award-winning author of fourteen books and numerous articles on Catholic spirituality and theology, including Gloria Patri: The History and Theology of the Lesser Doxology (2007) and The Hail Mary: A Verbal Icon of Mary (1994) both published by the University of Notre Dame Press.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Notre Dame Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 191g
• ISBN-13: 9780268020293
• ISBN-10: 0268020299
• Artikelnr.: 22989476