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

by Harvey Cox

Book Overview

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-Atzma?ut, Common Prayers illuminates the meanings of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618257330
• ISBN13: 9780618257331
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Lesson in Faith

Harvey Cox has written another excellent study on faith. Both the Christian and Jewish faiths have an abundance of symbols, rituals, and meanings that are explored and explained in this study of the Jewish Year. Easy to read and understand. Thought provoking for anyone wanting to examine their own experience with faith and holy days.

Interfaith Road Map

Common Prayers : Faith, Family and a Christian's Journey through the Jewish Year by Harvey Cox is a celebration of history, tradition and personal experience ... framed by liturgical and theological commentary. Cox manages to create a welcoming and warm environment in which the "foundation religion" for Christianity can be better understood and better appreciated . I recommend this book for anyone interested in learning more about the spiritual roots of Christianity - and - most especialy, for every interfaith couple. The information and explanations of Jewish holydays are easy to read - and can provide abundant opportunity for dialog between interfaith partners.

Wonderful, Sensitive and Essential Insight

Another amazing work by Harvey Cox. Every Christian Pastor worthy of their position must have and share this book. Cox's insight, based on "inside" experience, will help every Christian leader become a better teacher and overall spiritual shepherd.

A Brilliant and Insightful Commentary

Rev. Harvey Cox has written a masterful guide for the interfaith family and for those contemplating creating one. Christian and Jew alike will learn from his wonderfully written view of Judaism from the Chrisitan perspective. For the lay person, this is a brief lesson in both Jewish and Chrisitan theology. For the scholar, Rev. Cox's work will provide the basis for discussion, agreement, and disagreement. By telling his personal story, he may profoundly influence a growing number of Jewish and Chrisitan partners dealing with the perplexing issues that neccesarily accompany such a union. He has answers. This is a very important work and Rev. Cox deserves praise for his sensitivity and skill in writing his story. Any person of faith will be moved by his writing.