Common Prayers: Faith, Family, and a Christian's Journey Through the Jewish Year

Harvey Cox, the eminent Christian theologian and scholar of religion, offers an intimate tour through the Jewish year certain to inform and enlighten Jews and non-Jews alike. As a member of an interfaith household, Cox has had ample opportunity to reflect upon the essence of Judaism and its complex relationship to Christianity. Organized around the Jewish calendar from Rosh Hashanah to Yom ha-Atzmaíut, Common Prayers illuminates the meanings of Jewish holidays as well as traditions surrounding milestone events such as death and marriage. Describing in elegant, accessible language the holidays' personal, historical, and spiritual significance and the lessons they offer us, Cox "is instructive and enlightening, revealing the depth and passion of his religious thought and practice" (Boston Herald). As seen through his eyes, the Jewish holidays offer a wellspring of discovery and reflection for every reader.

Author: Harvey Cox
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 11/12/2002
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780618257331
ISBN10: 0618257330
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Comparative Religion
- Religion | Judaism | Rituals & Practice
- Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice | Worship & Liturgy