Prayer & Community : The Havurah in American Judaism 9780814344477, 9780814344460

Riv-Ellen Prell spent eighteen months of participant observation field research studying a countercultural havurah to de

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Prayer & Community : The Havurah in American Judaism
9780814344477, 9780814344460

First published in 1957, Nathan Glazer's classic, historical study of Judaism in America has been described by the

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The living link through whom the ascetic principles of hellenistic philosophers passed into monasticism, Evagrius molded

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This magisterial work chronicles the 350-year history of the Jewish religion in America. Tracing American Judaism from i

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When the American evangelist D.L. Moody spoke in the Metropolitan Tabernacle in October 1892, he recalled an earlier vis

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When the American evangelist D.L. Moody spoke in the Metropolitan Tabernacle in October 1892, he recalled an earlier vis

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This volume contributes to the growing interest in understanding the phenomenon of prayer and praying in the Hebrew Bibl

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Discover the world's great religions through their prayers and the part these play in worship. The prayers in this

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"Lord, teach us to pray," every small group, from Jesus' to yours, has asked. Prayer is intimidating--wha

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Jonathan D. Sarna’s award-winning American Judaism is now available in an updated and revised edition that summarizes re

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No longer controlled by a handful of institutional leaders based in remote headquarters and rabbinical seminaries, Ameri

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