Amen: 8prayers and Blessings from Around the World

by Emily Gwathmey, Suzanne Slesin, Stafford Cliff, et al.

Forty prayers--Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Taoist, Islamic, Confucian, and Native American--for such universal occasions as death and marriage are complemented by striking art and photographs and six... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067086045X
• ISBN13: 9780670860456
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

AMEN makes you want to get down on your knees and pray

In this age of technological superiority, when so many people seek a spiritual connection, reading AMEN is truly a religious experience. This collection of prayers is stunningly put together, using vivid colors, vintage photographs, and creative layout. The collection includes prayers from a variety of religions, and the prayers range from celebrations of birth to services for the dead. Of course, it also honors those beautiful moments that happen in between, such as marriage and birth. It does so in a highly original fashion, surrounding each prayer with loving photographs that really make one understand the value of prayer and faith throughout time. AMEN celebrates prayer while honoring the sacredness of it. In addition to being a lovely book to read through, it is a quite useful reference book for those wishing to explore this powerful literary form, and those wishing to strengthen their faith through the written and spoken word.