Common Prayers: Faith, Family, and a Christian's Journey Through the Jewish Year
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ISBN: 0618257330 / Publisher: HarperOne, December 2002
In a unique perspective on the Jewish holidays, a distinguished Christian theologian married to a Jewish woman reflects on the essence of Judaism, its complex relationship to Christianity, and the personal, historical, and spiritual significance of Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah, and other Jewish holidays. Reprint.
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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.
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