A prejudice investigated: why many Presbyterian churches in America and their congregants do not use written prayers and prayer liturgies in public and private worship and how it impoverishes the prayer life of the church

Larry R Elenbaum

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A prejudice investigated: why many Presbyterian churches in America and their congregants do not use written prayers and prayer liturgies in public and private worship and how it impoverishes the prayer life of the church

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Larry R Elenbaum. A Prejudice Investigated: Why Many Presbyterian Churches In America and Their Congregants Do Not Use Written Prayers and Prayer Liturgies In Public and Private Worship and How it Impoverishes the Prayer Life of the Church. Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry (Ambridge, PA). rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/3e6ca468-6b70-4b81-a720-7dc2a38891f4.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

L. R. Elenbaum. A prejudice investigated: why many Presbyterian churches in America and their congregants do not use written prayers and prayer liturgies in public and private worship and how it impoverishes the prayer life of the church. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/3e6ca468-6b70-4b81-a720-7dc2a38891f4

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Larry R Elenbaum. A Prejudice Investigated: Why Many Presbyterian Churches In America and Their Congregants Do Not Use Written Prayers and Prayer Liturgies In Public and Private Worship and How it Impoverishes the Prayer Life of the Church. Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry (Ambridge, PA). https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/3e6ca468-6b70-4b81-a720-7dc2a38891f4.

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Larry R Elenbaum

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This thesis explores the reason Presbyterian Chruches In America and congregants in the Pittsburgh area have nout used written prayers and prayer liturgies in their public worship and private devotion. This work examines biblical prayer in both the Old and New Testaments, as well as investigates the history of prayer practice in the Presbyterian polity. The writer begins with a presupposition that the prejudices against using the prayers of the ages have impoverished and hindered us from developing a continuity with the church of the past and has impeded the ability to learn to pray in a more Scriptural way.

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