When in Doubt, Sing: Prayer in Daily Life - Softcover

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Drawing on her own prayer life as well as the prayer experiences of friends and strangers, Jane Redmont offers a practical compilation of prayer types sure to enliven any reader's spiritual practice. Now in paperback for the first time, Jane Redmont's When in Doubt, Sing is a revitalizing (National Catholic Reporter), wide-ranging and substantive (Spirituality & Practice), and open-minded, generous-hearted (Library Journal) introduction to prayer and the life of prayer from a Christian theologian whose warm, thoughtful, inviting voice will endear her to a diverse audience of believers and spiritual seekers. First published in 1999, and now reissued with a new preface, this book is both a rich, practical compendium of prayer types (such as centering prayer, praying with icons, and lectio divina) and a warmly personal guide to enlivening your spiritual life.

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Those who seek a connection with God, but who do not want to confine themselves to praying in churches with bowed heads or meditating for hours, will feel liberated by this new style of prayer book. The main point that Redmont wants readers to grasp is that prayer--the act of communing with God--should not be hindered by rules. Prayer can take place while playing a piano, planting a garden, or solving a complicated math problem.

Once she has convinced readers to loosen their confining definition of prayer, Redmont goes on to discuss resistance to prayer, devoting an entire chapter to topics such as "Praying with Anger" and "Waiting in the Night, When We Cannot Pray." She also gives parents suggestions for helping children find their natural voices of prayer.

In her final chapters, Redmont discusses prayer through touch, ritual, writing, meditation, singing, and listening to music. Christians will probably glean the most from Redmont's wisdom and research, since she's a Catholic lay minister. However, to her credit, Redmont includes numerous stories, poems, prayers, and inspirational quotes that represent many of the world's religious traditions, including Zen Buddhism and Judaism. --Gail Hudson

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Jane Redmont is a teacher, spiritual director, retreat facilitator, feminist theologian, social activist, and writer. She is currently preparing for ordination as an Episcopal priest. A graduate of Oberlin College, Redmont has an MDiv from Harvard Divinity School and a PhD in theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. She is the author of Generous Lives: American Catholic Women Today and has written articles and essays for many publications including the National Catholic Reporter. Redmont teaches religion and theology at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. She maintains a personal blog at actsofhope.blogspot.com.

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  • PublisherSorin Books
  • Publication date2008
  • ISBN 10 1933495162
  • ISBN 13 9781933495163
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages450
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