by Karl Barth
CONTENTS
PREFACE to the British Edition by Professor James S. Stewart
II CHRISTIAN PRAYER ACCORDING TO THE REFORMERS
1 The Problem of Prayer
2 A Gift of God
3 Prayer as Man's Action
III THE INTERPRETATION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER ACCORDING TO THE REFORMERS
1 Our Father in Heaven
2 The Petitions
3 Hallowed Be Thy Name
4 Thy Kingdom Come
5 Thy Will Be Done
6 The Last Three Petitions
7 Our Daily Bread
8 Forgive Us Our Debts
9 Deliver Us from the Evil One
10 The Doxology
1 Some Personal Words
2 Basic Definitions
V ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PREACHING
1 Preaching and Revelation
2 Preaching and the Church
3 Preaching and Doctrine
4 The Example of the Apostles
5 The Provisional Character of Preaching
6 Preaching and the Scriptures
7 Originality in Preaching
8 Adapting Preaching to the Congregation
9 The Inspiration of Preaching
1 The Choice of a Text
2 The Receptive Attitude
3 The Direction of the Text
4 The Application of the Text
5 Composing the Sermon
Appendix OUTLINE SERMONS