Lord Teach Us: The Lord's Prayer & the Christian Life

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Summary: Good book on the Politics of the Lord's Prayer
Review: For those who are familiar with the other books by Hauerwas and Wilimon, this book will be be more of the same good stuff. For those who have never read Hauerwas or Willimon, this book will be a fascinating new approach to something that often seems boring: parying the Lord's Prayer.

This book breaks the prayer down into all the different statements and then offers many profound reflections on them. The sections on "Our Father" and "Yours are the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory" are particularly good. This book is very good at re-animated the Lord's Prayer and showing just how radical it is and how the Lord's Prayer relates to how we, as the church live in light of the Kingdom of God. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Unique way to begin exploring Christianity
Review: Using the Lord's Prayer as a starting point, Hauerwas and Willimon guide readers through major areas of Christian Ethics and thought in their trademark style. Readers familiar with the work of Hauerwas and Willimon will enjoy seeing their individual styles shine through occasionally, and the book reads like one of Willimon's sermons. It is important to understand that this is not a discussion of the Lord's Prayer for experienced Christians, but it can be good for people who have claimed but perhaps not actively thought about their faith.

Rating:
Summary: Unique way to begin exploring Christianity
Review: Using the Lord's Prayer as a starting point, Hauerwas and Willimon guide readers through major areas of Christian Ethics and thought in their trademark style. Readers familiar with the work of Hauerwas and Willimon will enjoy seeing their individual styles shine through occasionally, and the book reads like one of Willimon's sermons. It is important to understand that this is not a discussion of the Lord's Prayer for experienced Christians, but it can be good for people who have claimed but perhaps not actively thought about their faith.