Description |
xvii, 213 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. |
Series |
SUNY series in Judaica |
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SUNY series in Judaica.
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Contents |
Foreword / Michael Fishbane -- I. Abraham Joshua Heschel in America: Theologian, Zaddik, Prophetic Voice -- II. A Reading Strategy: Empathy with Critical Awareness -- III. The Divine Perspective: Learning to Think Religiously -- IV. Language and Reality: Toward a Poetics of Faith -- V. Mysticism and Despair: The Threshold of Revelation -- VI. Sacred Versus Symbolic Religion: Social Science or God's Will? -- VII. Prophetic Radicalism: Sacred Humanism and Social Action -- VIII. Confronting the Holocaust: God in Exile -- IX. Metaphor and Miracle: Modern Judaism and the Holy Spirit -- X. Heschel's Unfinished Symphony: Reverence, Dismay, and Exaltation -- Appendix A: Study Guide -- Appendix B: Heschel in Germany. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-202) and index. |
Subject |
Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972.
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ISBN |
0791428672 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780791428672 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0791428680 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780791428689 paperback alkaline paper |
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