{"product_id":"prayer-as-a-political-problem","title":"Prayer as a Political Problem","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Jean Daniélou\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“And never the twain shall meet”: \u003c\/strong\u003eKipling’s famous line might well describe current conventional wisdom on the relationship between church and state. To political bodies skeptical of the virtues of religion and to religious communities suspicious of the tolerance of government, a harmonious—let alone symbiotic—association seems the stuff of either utopia or dystopian dreams. In the face of these apprehensions, Jean Daniélou asserts that man’s social nature and religious nature are interdependent. As a result, “the essence of civilization [is] to allow man to reach his full development, and that this development applies also to the religious dimension.” Thus, religion—specifically, prayer—must be a constitutive element of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe task of politics is to assure to men a city in which it will be possible to fulfill themselves completely, to have a full material, fraternal, and spiritual life. It is for this reason that…prayer is a political problem; for a city which would make prayer impossible would fail to fulfill its role as a city.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs timely now as when first published in 1967, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrayer as a Political Problem\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable manual for all at work in improving and sanctifying the secular order, even as they await in hope the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Daniélou, S.J.,\u003c\/strong\u003e (1905–1974) was among the leading theologians of the twentieth century. Renowned for his scholarship in the field of Patristics, Daniélou was the author of numerous works, including \u003cem\u003eThe Advent of Salvation\u003c\/em\u003e, The\u003cem\u003e Lord of History\u003c\/em\u003e, and the three-volume \u003cem\u003eHistory of Early Christian Doctrine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; E-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Immediately following purchase, an .epub file and a .mobi (Kindle) file are available for download.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826351\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53100030951791,"sku":"978-1952826351","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":53100030984559,"sku":"978-1952826352","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Productsresize_60.jpg?v=1781124637","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/prayer-as-a-political-problem","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}