St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer
Augustine of Hippo
Prayer
Augustine of Hippo on prayer, arranged as 101 questions.
Chapters 30
- Introduction ≈ 14 min
- The Western World's Most Influential Thinker ≈ 6 min
- 1. What is prayer? . ........ ........ ........ ..... 7 ≈ 6 min
- 3. What do I need to begin to pray? ...... ........ ...... 9 ≈ 2 min
- 8. What should I look for when I go into myself? .... ........ 13 ≈ 6 min
- 14. I sense a longing for something that I cannot explain - actually, it's more like a void that can ≈ 10 min
- 16. Where should I look for God? ≈ 4 min
- 20. If God wants me to find him, why does he play hide-and-seek with me? ..... ........ ....... 23 ≈ 8 min
- 22. What is the relationship between prayer and conversion?...... 25 ≈ 4 min
- 23. What is more important: prayer or grace? ....... ≈ 7 min
- 26. What about non-believers? ....... ........ ....... 35 ≈ 11 min
- 29. How can I guarantee that God will hear my prayer? .. ....... 39 ≈ 7 min
- 37. What effects does prayer bring about in the soul?.... ....... 45 ≈ 12 min
- 38. If contemplation is the height of all prayer, why should we use vocal prayer? ..... ........ ... ≈ 2 min
- 41. What is praise? ........ ...... ≈ 7 min
- 45. What is adoration? .... ......... ........ ...... 57 ≈ 14 min
- 46. What is thanksgiving? .. ........ ........ ....... 59 ≈ 3 min
- 47. Is God merciful to all who call on Him? . ........ ....... 61 ≈ 2 min
- 49. What is prayer of petition? ........ ≈ 4 min
- 54. If God wants us to ask him for what we need, what precisely is it that we need? ...... ........ ≈ 9 min
- 65. But is receiving what we ask for in this life enough to make us happy? . ........ ........ ..... ≈ 37 min
- Section 22 ≈ 2 min
- Section 23 ≈ 10 min
- Section 24 ≈ 15 min
- Section 25 ≈ 9 min
- Section 26 ≈ 19 min
- Section 27 ≈ 9 min
- Section 28 ≈ 2 min
- Section 29 ≈ 3 min
- Section 30 ≈ 1 min
| Author | Augustine of Hippo |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | Modern |
| Categories | Prayer · Devotional |
| Length | 30 chapters · ≈ 4 h 5 min read |
| Formats | Web Book · EPUB |