Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Chapter 1: Prayer in an Election Year: Lord, Have Mercy.

Chapter 2: A Cloud of Witnesses: Prayer and the Christian Way of Life.

Chapter 3: Spirituality and Politics: Tensions Within a Congregation.

Chapter 4: Praying in the Spirit of the Prophets: South Africa Under Apartheid.

Chapter 5: Lament and Reconciliation: Praying Through Injustice.

Chapter 6: Walking with Our Lady: Cesar Chavez and the Farm Workers.

Chapter 7: Division in the Body: Prayer and Abortion.

Chapter 8: Going to the Wellsprings of Trust: The Taizé Vision.

Chapter 9: Praying with Conviction and Humility.

Notes.

The Author.

Index.