Interfaith Prayer Book — Expanded Edition
Prayers from 14 Religious and Spiritual Traditions
Prayer has a special way of connecting us—with God, with our inner selves, and with one another. The Interfaith Prayer Book — Expanded Edition brings together prayers from 14 religious and spiritual traditions. This invites readers to explore the rich diversity of our world’s spiritual heritage and discover the connections that unite us.
The original Interfaith Prayer Book, is a valued resource for interfaith gatherings and personal reflection. It is smaller and found in places of worship, hospitals, motel rooms, college classrooms, and many other settings around the world. Its success inspired this expanded edition, which offers an even broader selection of prayers for people of diverse faiths and backgrounds.
Explore the World’s Spiritual Traditions
The original edition featured prayers from six traditions: Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and the Bahá’í Faith.
This expanded edition adds prayers from eight more traditions: Native African spiritual traditions, Native American spiritual traditions, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Jainism, and Sikhism.
Together, these prayers offer a glimpse into the many ways people express devotion, seek guidance, give thanks, and deepen their spiritual lives. Whether you’re exploring traditions beyond your own or looking for prayers to share with a diverse gathering, this collection encourages reflection, understanding, and a greater sense of connection across faiths.
A Meaningful Resource for Personal and Shared Devotion
The Interfaith Prayer Book — Expanded Edition is well suited to personal prayer and meditation, interfaith devotional gatherings, comparative religious studies, and spiritual reflection. It also makes a thoughtful gift for chaplains, clergy, interfaith leaders, students of religion, and anyone interested in learning from the world’s diverse spiritual traditions.
While the original booklet is designed for affordable distribution in larger quantities, this expanded edition offers a more substantial format for individual readers, special gifts, and personal libraries.
What’s Different About the Expanded Edition?
Compared with the original booklet, this edition features:
- More spiritual traditions: Prayers from eight additional traditions expand the collection from six traditions to 14.
- More pages: 104 pages instead of 52.
- Larger format: 6 × 9 inches instead of 5.5 × 8.5 inches.
- Perfect binding: A polished, book-style binding instead of the booklet’s saddle-stitch binding.
These features make the expanded edition a lasting addition to a personal collection or a thoughtful gift for someone who values prayer, spirituality, and interfaith understanding.
Book Details
- Title: Interfaith Prayer Book — Expanded Edition
- Content: Prayers from 14 religious and spiritual traditions
- Size: 6 × 9 inches
- Length: 104 pages
- Binding: Perfect-bound softcover
Anonymous –
Love this book. Not only is it filled with beautiful prayers, but they are divided up by religious beliefs. There are explanations of how the religious group feels about prayer and a bit about their belief system. A way to choose a lovely prayer for an event or celebration, and perhaps learn a bit about where it came from.
Anonymous –
I have Interfaith devotions at my house monthly. I try to use scriptures from all the major religions, but they can be difficult to find. I’m so glad I came across this little books. My friends who have attended have commented very favorably on the selections from this book. Very nice.
Anonymous –
I particularly love the Native American prayers, and the prayers of other faith traditions other than my own. It’s beautiful to read and consider these words, some of which have been uttered for eons.
Jacqueline Osborne –
Well accepted at our Spirit Lifters events.
Anonymous –
The expanded edition is a great resource that shows us what binds us and what is common – the love for God and the power of prayer – said in different affirming and strengthening ways. It is handy when I am in a spiritual care provider role
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Anonymous –
An interesting, inspiring collection of prayers from many sources along with some explanatory text. The print is small, a few minor edits needed. The passages from the Christian Bible do not identify the version used but it’s not the King James Version (Shoghi Effendi’s preference).
Sharon S. –
I gave this wonderful book to a seeker who was interested in prayer. She loved it!