Download or read book Prayer and Modern Man written by Jacques Ellul and published by Harper San Francisco. This book was released on 1970 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prominent social critic and former resistance leader makes a searing analysis of man's alienation from God, and traces the reasons for praying or not praying. With razor-like statements, he cuts through the weaknesses of much traditional praying and, in the end, offers a strong and positive program for praying in today's troubled times.