Title: Chapter Thirteen The Prayer of the Heart, and the Heart of Prayer: On the Eastern Orthodox Practice of Prayer
Abstract: After discussing the Orthodox “Jesus prayer” and its relation to Orthodox prayer in general, the article outlines a “Topography of Prayer in Orthodox Practice” under ten subheadings: Divine Presence; Avoiding Representations; Descent to the Heart; the Role of Compunction; the Name of God; the Circularity of Prayer; God Praying Within Us; Stillness (hesychia); Erōs and Longing; and the Cosmic Dimension of Prayer. A concluding section discusses the essential link between prayer and action.
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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