Keeping God at the Center: Contemplating and Using the Prayerbook Contributor(s): Blumenthal, David R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761867368 ISBN-13: 9780761867364 Publisher: Hamilton Books OUR PRICE: $33.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Prayerbooks - Jewish - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Religion | Judaism - Kabbalah & Mysticism |
Dewey: 296.72 |
LCCN: 2016931729 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Keeping God at the Center is informative as well as instructional. It contains four kinds of teaching: first, insights derived from pondering the meaning of selected phrases and prayers from the traditional liturgy; second: four chapters on the personalist theology behind traditional Jewish prayer; third, meditations on the liturgy and clear instructions on how to pray certain prayers; and, fourth, instructions on how to pray certain prayers mystically. Both those well-acquainted with the prayerbook and those completely unfamiliar with it will be able to derive benefit from this book. It is a continuation of the main themes of Blumenthal's earlier work in Jewish spirituality, theology, and mysticism. |