In Taking Hold of God the reader enters the treasury of the church and finds some of its most valuable material on the subject of Christian prayer. The writings of the Reformers and the Puritans shine with the glory of God in Christ and offer a great deal of wisdom about praying that the modern church has largely mislaid.

Edited by Joel R. Beeke and Brian G. Najapfour, the chapters treat particular figures and themes in turn, from Calvin and Knox through the Westminster divines to Bunyan and the Dutch Reformed tradition, with each contributor writing on the figure they know best. Both historical and practical, and useful to anyone whose praying has grown thin.