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437 pages ; 21 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and "God in Search of Man "and its companion volume," Man Is Not Alone," two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology. "God in Search of Man" combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence, and compassion as Dr. Heschel discusses not man's search for God but God's for man--the notion of a Chosen People, an idea which, he writes, "signifies not a quality inherent in the people but a relationship between the people and God." It is an extraordinary description of the nature of Biblical thought, and how that thought becomes faith |
| Contents |
I. God. Self-understanding of Judaism -- Ways to his presence -- The sublime -- Wonder -- The sense of mystery -- The enigma is not solved -- Awe -- Glory -- The world -- A question addressed to us -- An ontological presupposition -- About the meaning of God -- God in search of man -- Insight -- Faith -- Beyond insight -- II. Revelation. The idea of revelation -- The prophetic understatement -- The mystery of revelation -- The paradox of Sinai -- A religion of time -- Process and event -- Israel's commitment -- An examination of the prophets -- The Bible and the world -- Faith with the prophets -- The principle of revelation -- III. Response. A science of deeds -- More than inwardness -- The art of being -- Kavanah -- Religious behaviorism -- The problem of polarity -- The meaning of observance -- Mitsvah and sin -- The problem of evil -- The problem of the neutral -- The problem of integrity -- The self and the non-self -- The deed redeems -- Freedom -- The spirit of Judaism -- The people Israel. |
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Judaism.
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Religion -- Philosophy.
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Judaism.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Religious.
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Judaism. (OCoLC)fst00984280
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Religion -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst01093794
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| ISBN |
0374513317 (paperback) |
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9780374513313 (paperback) |
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