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What are two types of prayers and why is that interesting for a medievalist?

Posted on August 19, 2013 by forstegrupp

T.M. Luhrmann had an interesting piece about different types of prayer. Here is the permalink for her “Why We Talk in Tongues.” She says there are two main categories of Christian prayer: apophatic and katophatic. Apophatic prayer means emptying the … Continue reading →

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