Thinking Christian: Clear Theology for a Confusing World

Thinking Christian: Clear Theology for a Confusing World

James Spencer

Tolkien, Prayer, and Doing Theology with Ashish Varma

December 4, 2023   ●   46 min

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What does it mean to be a praying people? How do Tolkien's writings relate to prayer? On this episode of Thinking Christian, James Spencer and Ashish Varma dive into Ashish's essay titled "A Home Among the Trees: Prayer from the Heart of the Earth," which was published in A Praying People, a new book that James and Ashish co-edited. They also discuss some of the work he is doing with Princeton Theololigcal Seminary's Center for Asian American Christianity.  

A Praying People: Essays Inspired by Dwight L. Moody is available on amazon.com.

https://www.amazon.com/Praying-People-Essays-Inspired-Dwight/dp/1666765694

Read more from Ashish Varma at: https://caac.ptsem.edu/even-in-the-dark-reflections-on-diwali-and-the-stars-in-the-sky/

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