558 - Two Ways of Praying

Two Ways of Praying
By Paul F. Bradshaw
Nashville, Abingdon, 1995. 140 pp. $12.95.

Paul Bradshaw, Professor of Liturgy and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, has distilled many years' experience of teaching about prayer into this little book. He takes the traditional cathedral and monastic forms of prayer as ways of distinguishing two patterns of corporate prayer. Cathedral prayer is focused in the ordered commu-

560 - Two Ways of Praying

nity of the church, engaged in praise and intercession; monastic prayer is indi­vidual, meditative, interior. He explores how these two distinct approaches to common prayer have been interwoven in our worship and our expectations of worship over the centuries. From this rich perspective, he offers suggestions about how we might enrich our contemporary prayer and reshape, renew, and enrich the life of the worshiping community. His lucid style guides the reader through complex issues, and his excellent suggestions for further reading make this book an easy, thoughtful, and most constructive book for congregations and their clergy alike.

Patricia Wilson-Kastner
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity
Brooklyn, NY.