Designed to help individuals, families, and congregations pray, sing, and act together across traditions and denominations, Shane Claiborne, Enuma ...
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Dec 15, 2011
David
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This book gets four stars just for the scope - prayers for every single morning of the year! If you are wanting to get into the tradition of fixed hour prayer (there are also midday and evening prayers on a weekly rotation) this book could be a help.
Claiborne, and the other authors, are part of the New Monasticism, emphasizing discipleship to Jesus as entailing things like poverty and nonviolence. These emphases shine through, though they do bring in voices from all Christian tradi More...
Claiborne, and the other authors, are part of the New Monasticism, emphasizing discipleship to Jesus as entailing things like poverty and nonviolence. These emphases shine through, though they do bring in voices from all Christian tradi More...
Aug 12, 2011
Adam
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I finally ordered a hard copy of this prayer book. I have been using the online version (commonprayer.net) for the past year. Whether you are new to fixed hour/liturgical prayer or not this book has the potential to change your prayer life. The book is itself a beautiful work of art. Well made. The pages are nice and sturdy which should make for great daily usage. As for content: There is one Evening Prayer for each day of the week. Each day has the Our Father as a border in both English and in
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Aug 12, 2011
Gregory
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This is an exciting book! I came to it with hardly any background knowledge on who the New Monastics are, and I think that served me well. I see this text as a healthy injection of ancient wisdom into the postmodern church. This book breathes a freshness and a vitality that are missing from the more traditional churches that have never abandoned the historic liturgies. In many ways, familiarity breeds contempt. I won't accuse any churches of having contempt for their historic liturgies, but
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Dec 16, 2010
Shannon
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This is from my Amazon review:
I received my copy right before the first day in the book (December 1st) so I've been praying with this book daily since then. I am loving it! As an individual who loves liturgy and common prayer but would not consider himself to be Anglican/Episcopalian nor necessarily a part of any of the classic liturgical denominations, I find this prayer book to be a refreshing look at the 'style' - if you will. As a youth pastor, this has been a good way for me to introdu More...
I received my copy right before the first day in the book (December 1st) so I've been praying with this book daily since then. I am loving it! As an individual who loves liturgy and common prayer but would not consider himself to be Anglican/Episcopalian nor necessarily a part of any of the classic liturgical denominations, I find this prayer book to be a refreshing look at the 'style' - if you will. As a youth pastor, this has been a good way for me to introdu More...
Dec 08, 2010
Josh
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This review first appeared on my blog, Jacob's Café (http://jacobscafe.blogspot.com/2010/12/c...).
This post is part of my series on prayer books. I received a complimentary review copy of this book without a requirement or expectation of a positive review.
Common Prayer is a the result of a collaborative effort of Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, and Enuma Okoro. All three (from my understanding) have an emphasis on missional living, intentional community, and the n More...
This post is part of my series on prayer books. I received a complimentary review copy of this book without a requirement or expectation of a positive review.
Common Prayer is a the result of a collaborative effort of Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, and Enuma Okoro. All three (from my understanding) have an emphasis on missional living, intentional community, and the n More...
Sep 09, 2011
Sarah
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I call it "Liturgy for Dummies" and it's a perfect introduction to the traditions of the church for a dummy like myself. I am enjoying having a new morning rhythm with this book.
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Jul 20, 2011
Jonathan
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This is a cool prayer book, and I think it is a good addition to the spiritual life of any community. You can really see the influence from Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Life Together" in its format. I think it adds a lot to the Christian community who wants to worship the God who loves justice and hears the cry of the poor. It focuses on topics that other common prayer books undervalue. However, the book really, really focuses on those topics at the expense of others, and I would recomme
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Jan 23, 2011
Telly
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There is nothing "radical," per se, about this book of prayer other than it compiles prayers from various Christian faiths (though you might never know if you have not been exposed to other faiths). As the name implies, it includes restricted, structured evening prayers for every day of the year, morning prayers for each weekday, and a midday prayer for every day. In addition, it includes some hymns, though only a few bars, from both Protestant and Catholic faiths. This music also r
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May 30, 2011
Eric
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I engaged with this Common Prayer during Lent. While I did not make my goal of regular daily practice, I did spend time with it frequently enough to understand its rhythms.
Common Prayer guides followers through three prayer times each day. Morning Prayers are lengthy, including readings about saints and from Scripture, as well as call and response prayer. There is a Morning Prayer for each day of the year and special prayers for Holy Week. The same Midday Prayer is used every day to de More...
Common Prayer guides followers through three prayer times each day. Morning Prayers are lengthy, including readings about saints and from Scripture, as well as call and response prayer. There is a Morning Prayer for each day of the year and special prayers for Holy Week. The same Midday Prayer is used every day to de More...
May 01, 2011
Paige
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This large book is guided prayers, scripture and song for each day of the year. There are different morning prayers for 365 DOY, mid-day prayer is the same for each day and a different evening prayer for each day of the week (S, M, T, W, Th, F, S). I don't get to it every day, but it is neat to do with your spouse or with the kids.
Jan 13, 2011
If you appreciate liturgy but aren't too formal, then this book is perfect. It's a commoner's approach to liturgy and the prayers have an authentic and living voice.
Sep 05, 2011
Stimple
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Read it every day! The liturgy develops humbleness, the anecdotes challenge thought, and the Scripture is usable in real life. Good stuff.
Jul 31, 2011
Heather
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A wonderful introduction to Liturgy and wonderful way to start your day. I love this book except for one matter, if you or someone you love is in the military, Shane Claiborne is a pacifist and some of his writing may not align with yours. His writing about his feelings/ideas on our military is limited to the front introduction but he very clearly (loudy) states his beliefs and while I whole-heartedly support the freedom of speech, I feel maybe this book of liturgy is not the most appropriate
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Dec 28, 2010
Joshunda
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Nice format with beautiful meditations on living in community and following the example of "ordinary radicals" like Sojourner Truth, Dorothy Day, Mother Teresa, Oscar Romero and many more.
May 01, 2011
Truly fantastic. Perfect for a liturgy nut like me and I LOVE the social justice focus, which is too often lost in modern [right-wing] Christianity. HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend.
Jul 07, 2011
Robert
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I am enjoying this book. It is an excellent resource for prayer -- both personal and corporate. It's developed for use within the New Monastic Communities. I'll give a fuller review later.
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