Faith in the Neighborhood - Praying: The Rituals of Faith

By Lucinda Mosher

Praying is the second in a series of books that offer Christians a new way of understanding what it means to live and worship among America's many faiths, and introduces them to the religions that make up the American neighborhood. Praying will explore public, family, and individual worship in Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Baha'i, Zoroastrianism, American indigenous spiritualities, Chinese spiritualities (Confucianism, Taoism), Shinto, and Afro-Caribbean religions. Praying answers and discusses questions such as these:

How does your religion understand/measure the passage of time: daily, weekly, annually, over the course of a lifetime? What is the vocabulary of ritual and practice in your religion? (e.g., worship, prayer, meditation, pilgrimage, feasting and fasting) Is there a distinction between public and private/individual worship/practice in your religion? What are this religion's most distinctive practices? What makes them so significant?
Praying includes a quick guide to each religion, a glossary, and recommended reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596270160
• ISBN13: 9781596270169
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Seabury Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A thoroughly "reader friendly" introduction the many faiths composing contemporary American neighbor

Praying: The Rituals Of Faith by Lucinda Mosher (an academician, theologian, and a member of the Diocese of New York Episcopal-Muslim Relations Committee), is a thoroughly "reader friendly" introduction the many faiths composing contemporary American neighbors and neighborhoods. As an interfaith guide for Christians Prayer: The Rituals Of Faith will provide an informed understanding of their neighborhoods of varying faiths. Praying: The Rituals Of Faith focuses on public, family, and personal worship, with an insightful discussion of how different faith may become more apt to join together for a collective service or prayer, thus enhancing the relationship and practice as an enlightening and educating experience. Praying: The Rituals Of Faith is very strongly recommended to all Christians with an open mind for exploration and interfaith unity among their fellow community members to address social needs and issues through cooperative community based efforts.