The Transforming Power of Prayer

	The Transforming Power of Prayer: Volume 1 - Our Spiritual Heritage, Velma Ruch, Herald Publishing House, Independence MO, 1999. ISBN 0-8309-0820-X. The rediscovery of spiritual gifts and a renewed emphasis on spiritual disciplines offers a pathway to new life throughout Christianity, including the Community of Christ. In this two-volume work, the author delves into the specific role of prayer as the starting point of spiritual formation. Volume 1: Our Spiritual Heritage examines the centrality of prayer, the history of spirituality in the Restoration movement, and a discovery of the classical spiritual disciplines as they have been practiced for centuries.

	The Transforming Power of Prayer: Volume 2 - Individual and Communal Prayer, Velma Ruch, Herald Publishing House, Independence MO, 1999. ISBN 0-8309-08323. The rediscovery of spiritual gifts and a renewed emphasis on spiritual disciplines offers a pathway to new life throughout Christianity, including the Community of Christ. In this two-volume work, the author delves into the specific role of prayer as the starting point of spiritual formation. Volume 2: Individual and Communal Prayer considers the many factors that affect the prayer life of individuals, such as personality, age, environment, experience, and need. It also looks at individual prayer and spiritual disciplines in relation to communal ones because prayer is a matter of relationship: with God, with ourselves, and others.