THE LORD'S PRAYER

 

Is the Lord’s Prayer merely a recital of religious principles or does it also encapsulate within itself the basic human rights, international law and all the principles by which human society should govern itself?

….I have at last finished reading – or, I should say, praying – your remarkable work on the Lord’s Prayer. The work is remarkable not only for the erudition and sweep of mind which it evidences but for the spirit which illuminates and informs the whole. So I offer not only my respectful congratulations on the work but, more importantly, my thanks for its inspiration. One reason why it has taken me so long to complete the reading is that I took to using it as a bedside evening prayer – rather like a few verses from “The limitation of Christ”. In particular, your writing on the kingdom is deeply moving and theologically challenging.

Sir Gerard Brennan, former Chief Justice of Australia.

 



This work, which requires no specialist knowledge of law or technology, would form an ideal text book for General Studies. Nor should any Head ignore it.

 

Journal of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference, UK

‘I think it is wonderful that you have attempted to extract from the Lord’s Prayer the basic principles of international relations and international law which are of immediate relevance to the problems of our modern day … I have always believed in the importance of making religion and the practice of it part of our daily lives…’

 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama