In the West, many Christians are ‚deconstructing‘ and/or ‚doubting‘ their faith. As a result, some people seeking to follow Jesus have become disillusioned with prayer–perhaps even skeptical about it. And yet there is still a great desire and longing for connection with God. What is needed, then, is a reconstructed account of prayer–one that is theologically robust, pastorally honest, and spiritually wise. Andrew Ray Williams seeks to provide such an account by providing meditations on childlike prayers in hopes that it might open new ways of understanding specific issues related to Christian faith.
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A. J. Swoboda is a professor, author, and pastor of Theophilus (theophiluschurch.com) in Portland, OR. He teaches theology, Bible, pastoral studies, and Christian history at George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Fuller Seminary, and a number of other universities and Bible colleges. Previous to this, A. J. served as a campus pastor at the University of Oregon. His doctoral research at the University of Birmingham (UK) explored the never-ending relationship between the Holy Spirit and ecology. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion and the Society for Pentecostal Studies. A. J. is the author of A Glorious Dark and Introducing Evangelical Ecotheology, among other books. You can find his website and blog at www.ajswoboda.com.