Book cover for Ultimate Allegiance: The Subversive Nature of the Lord's Prayer by Robert D. Cornwall

Ultimate Allegiance

The Subversive Nature of the Lord's Prayer

2010 Released
82 Pages
1-2 Hours
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Energion PublicationsISBN 9781938434365

"Prayer changes things."

It's a common saying, and too often Christian discussion of prayer deals only with how we can change other things and other people through prayer. But what if prayer is much more than we imagine? What if it is also the means of correcting our relationship to the Creator and at the same time of changing our relationships with one another? Perhaps prayer can ultimately help transform our theology, what we believe about God, into character and action.

In Ultimate Allegiance, Dr. Bob Cornwall takes us to the Lord's Prayer, a short and simple prayer that is well-known and often recited. But in each of its major petitions, he finds deep meaning that challenges us to think and to change. In fact, this prayer of Jesus brings us to the ultimate question of just where we should place our ultimate allegiance.

This book can be read individually but is designed especially for small group or church studies, especially in conjunction with the related study guide.

Robert D. Cornwall

Robert D. Cornwall is Minister Emeritus of Central Woodward Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) living in Troy, Michigan. He has served as board chair of Christian Unity and Interfaith Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Editor of Sharing the Practice. He received his Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary (1991). His books include Second Thoughts about Hell: Understanding What We Believe co-authored with Ronald J. Allen (WJK, 2025); Eating With Jesus: Reflections on Divine Encouinters at the Open Eucharistic Table (Cascade, 2025); Second Thoughts about the Second Coming, with Ronald J. Allen (WJK, 2023); Religion, Politics and Dissent, 1660-1832, co-edited with William Gibson (2010).

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