Gloria Patri: The History and Theology of the Lesser Doxology

by Nicholas Ayo

The Gloria Patri has been prayed from the beginnings of Christianity. In this one-sentence prayer, time and eternity are combined in a compressed expression of doxology, praise of God. In this brief but comprehensive book, Father Ayo examines the riches in this prayer: the philological, historical, and theological origins of Christian prayer itself, and the profound spiritual implications of the Gloria Patri.

At the heart of Christian prayer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268020299
• ISBN13: 9780268020293
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.7"