Abraham Joshua Heschel

Thunder in the Soul

To Be Known By God
Herausgeber: Erlewine, Robert

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Abraham Joshua Heschel, descended from a long line of Orthodox rabbis, fled Europe to escape the Nazis. He made the insights of traditional Jewish spirituality come alive for American Jews while speaking out boldly against war and racial injustice"--

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Produktdetails

• Plough Spiritual Guides: Backpack Classics
• Verlag: Plough Publishing House
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 177mm x 126mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 172g
• ISBN-13: 9780874863512
• ISBN-10: 0874863511
• Artikelnr.: 59514191

Autorenporträt

Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) was one of the most prominent Jewish theologians and philosophers of the twentieth century. Born in Poland, he moved to America in 1940. Maintaining that religion and justice were inseparable, he was active in the civil rights and anti-war movements. His books include The Earth Is the Lord's (1950), Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion (1951), The Sabbath: Its Meaning to Modern Man (1951), Man's Quest for God: Studies in Prayer and Symbolism (1954), God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism (1956); and The Prophets (1962).

Inhaltsangabe

Who Was Abraham Joshua Heschel? Robert Erlewine
Reading Abraham Joshua Heschel Today Susannah Heschel
1. Every Moment Touches Eternity
2. The Only Life Worth Living
3. In the Presence of Mystery
4. The Prophets Show Us God Cares
5. God Demands Justice
6. Modernity Has Forfeited the Spirit
7. Prayer Is Being Known by God
8. A Pattern for Living
9. The Deed Is Wiser than the Heart
10. Something Is Asked of Us
11. Faith Is an Act of the Spirit
12. Not Our Vision of God but God’s Vision of Us
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