Reviews for Powerful Prayers : Conversations on Faith, Hope and the Human Spirit with Today's Most Provocative People

The average rating for Powerful Prayers : Conversations on Faith, Hope and the Human Spirit with Today's Most Provocative People based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-02-15 00:00:00 Brent Weiner Poor Larry King. I was prompted to read this after his passing by an article that ran as a tribute, mentioning this book as Larry's exploration of the value of prayer. Unfortunately the book is dated. Many of the celebrities he "interviews" are long gone and obscure. Their responses to his enquires about prayer are trite and shallow, and, what's worse, Larry learns nothing. He stars out being a skeptic and cynic on the meaning and value of prayer, and remains so through the end. He gains no insight as, in fact, none is provided.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-05-30 00:00:00 John Farrell thoughtful and makes one think. - pretty Judaism-dominated, but isn't the world (almost in every field) greatly influenced by people of Jewish faith. - The Jewish stories are always interesting:like "the fate of the world depending on the conduct of the 12 good men somewhere in the world" or something like that (cannot recall the exact - please advise the page no. if anybody comes across it). Wonder why this idea has not evolved into a fantasy novel by some writer out there (or has it?) - The power of healing by prayer, positively mentioned in the book, should be updated with new studies indicating otherwise. - I dont find there's enough interesting material to make up a book, could have been reduced to a magazine article instead.