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Common Prayer Pocket Edition: A Liturgy For Ordinary Radicals (2012)

by Shane Claiborne(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

031033506X (ISBN13: 9780310335061)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Zondervan

review 1: I did not know what was in this book when I bought it. All I knew was that I really wanted to grow in my prayer life and I like Shane Claiborne. So for those of you who are like me and want to know what's in the book, let me tell you...This small books is divided into 5 sections: -Daily Prayer, with a morning prayer, midday prayer, evening prayer and compline prayer.-Monthly Action, which explains the tenets of New Monasticism and gives ideas for how to live out these values.-Occasional Prayers, which gives several other prayers to be read at various events or special occasions.-Table of Scripture Readings, which gives a list of Bible passages to be read with the morning prayer each day. -and an Annotated List of Special Days, which commemorate people and events that worke... mored towards or very sadly against peace and justice. Some of them, such as Rosa Parks, are very widely known. Others, such as the massacre of Native Americans during the Gold Rush, were new to me. It may only be 150 very small pages, but this book is something to be read throughout the year. As a Protestant who grew up with very little structure or formality, I love the structure and formality that it lends to prayer. I love the poetry in it's worship. I love the history behind it's traditions. And I love it's universal bond that breaks the barriers of Protestantism and Catholicism. In the spirit of loving God and talking to Him every day without looking to the right or left for who I'm with, I love this book.
review 2: 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 traditions.The only qualm is that some of the persons quoted (or not quoted) and events noted (or not noted) are questionable. On October 31 there is no mention of Reformation day or Martin Luther. I don't think this means they are anti-reformation as I recall quotes at times from other Reformers. Also, they note various historical events, some that do not paint the USA in a good light. This is not surprising as one of Claiborne's big themes is that all nations are imperfect, if not evil. But perhaps the anti-America bent too greatly colors, if not politicizes, the book. August 6th we read of the US bombing of Hiroshima, but on December 7th there is no mention of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. I think these are minor issues, which is why I still give the book four stars. The authors did an admirable job of compiling quotes and prayers from people throughout the wide breadth of the Christian tradition. I believe this book will enrich your prayer life and put you in communion with Christians who have gone before. less

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