{"product_id":"prayer-bahai-approach_hellaby","title":"Prayer - Baha'i Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eONLY SHIPPING IN THE UNITED STATES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bahá'í teachings on prayer, and prayer as a daily reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA profound, perceptive and inspiring book on a subject of interest to every Bahá'í.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo Bahá'ís, prayer is indispensable: 'the core of religious faith,' writes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, 'is that mystic feeling which unites man with God. This state of spiritual communion can be brought about and maintained by means of meditation and prayer.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Hellaby's exposition of the Bahá'í teachings on the subject is based firmly on the Bahá'í Writings. His theme is prayer as man's link with God: why we need to pray; the relationship of the soul of man to the Word of God and through it to the Covenant; the power of prayer; the qualities required for prayer; prayer and action; prayer in the community and as an integral part of the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadeline Hellaby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewrites of prayer as a living reality - prayer as ordinary people experience it in their daily lives. 'How can 'we' practise the presence of God?' she asks. Describing with honesty, good sense and humour the various obstacles to effective praying, she finds insight in quotations and examples drawn both from the Bahá'í Writings and from a variety of religious literature, history and day-to-day experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA useful companion to the compilation 'The Importance of Prayer, Meditation and the Devotional Attitude'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThis book will be very helpful to the friends and fills a big gap in Bahá'í Literature\u003c\/em\u003e.'\u003cbr\u003eMember of the Bahá'í Reviewing Panel of the United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMadeline Hellaby's interest in prayer goes back to the early 1950s, and they met whilst on a retreat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Hellaby was trained for Christian Ministry in the Unitarian Church.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMadeline Hellaby comes from a family whose Unitarian affiliation goes back eight or nine generations. They were married in 1953 and while serving the Church embarked upon a deep study of the Bahá'í Faith. Mrs Hellaby became a Bahá'í in 1957. The following year Mr Hellaby resigned from the Ministry and began a new professional life in social work. He became a Bahá'í in 1962 and at the time of his retirement in 1979 was Senior Social Worker in Lancaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMadeline Hellaby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eserved the Bahá'í Faith as pioneers, speakers and travel teachers, often as a husband-and-wife team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: 128\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 210 x 138 mm (8.25 x 5.5 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e162 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: 978-0-85398-213-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Madeline Hellaby","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":24525298696292,"sku":"213-9","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0192\/5667\/2356\/products\/Prayer_2400_x_2400.jpg?v=1570101343","url":"https:\/\/www.grbooks.com\/products\/prayer-bahai-approach_hellaby","provider":"George Ronald Publisher","version":"1.0","type":"link"}