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Compelling God :

Clark, Stephanie, 1975-

Compelling God : theories of prayer in Anglo-Saxon England / Stephanie Clark. - 1 online resource (x, 318 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Copyright; Epigraph; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Anglo-Saxon Inheritance; 2 Gratiam pro gratia: Bede on Prayer; 3 Does Prayer Work? The Prayers of King Alfred; 4 Ã#x86;lfric and the Community of Prayer; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

ISBN: 9781487514372 1487514379

Source: 22573/ctt2177nq2 JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735.
Alfred, King of England, 849-899.
Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
450-1100

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English literature--History and criticism.--Old English, ca. 450-1100
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)--History and criticism.--England
Prayer--Christianity--History.
Prayers, Early Christian.
Prayer in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
English literature--Old English.
Prayer--Christianity.
Prayer in literature.
Prayers, Early Christian.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
England.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

LC Class. No.: PR179.P73

Dewey Class. No.: 829.09/3824832