Major Philosophers of Jewish Prayer in the 20th Century

by Jack Cohen and Jack J. Cohen

Book Overview

Major Philosophers of Jewish Prayer in the Twentieth Century addresses the troubling questions posed by the modern Jewish worshiper, including such obstacles to prayer as the inability to concentrate on the words and meanings of formal liturgy, the paucity of emotional involvement, the lack of theological conviction, the anthropomorphic and particularly the masculine emphasis of prayer nomenclature, and other matters. In assessing these difficultites,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823219577
• ISBN13: 9780823219575
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"