A final act of purification: the modern scientific attack on prayer -- Proving the living God: answered prayer as a modern evangelical apologetic -- The spiritual unrest: the cultural context of liberal Protestant devotionalism -- Divine immanence: the ideological context of liberal Protestant devotionalism -- A sane mysticism: the Christocentric liberal ethic of prayer -- The new belief in prayer: healing and intercession in liberal Protestantism -- The religion a mature mind: liberal devotional teachings in the early twentieth century -- Modernism and prayer in the twenties
Summary
By the end of the 19th century, many in the emerging middle-class culture saw themselves as too busy to practice the rigorous devotions of their ancestors. In this book, Rick Ostrander explores the attempts of American Protestants to articulate a convincing and satisfying ethic of prayer in changing circumstances
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-225) and index
