Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 279 pages)
ISBN:
9781442625822
,
1442625821
Series Statement:
Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum series in Jewish studies
Content:
Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Sources of Wonder is the first book to demonstrate how Heschel's political, intellectual, and spiritual commitments were embedded in his reading of Jewish tradition
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Chapter One: Abraham Joshua Heschel, Heir and Pioneer -- Chapter Two: Heschel's Bible and the Hermeneutic of Surprise -- Chapter Three: A Living Response: Heschel and the Literature of the Sages -- Chapter Four: From Contemplation to Practice: Heschel's Two Maimonides -- Chapter Five: On the Verge of God: Heschel and Kabbalah -- Chapter Six: A New Accent: Heschel and Hasidism -- Chapter Seven: An Affinity of Strangers -- Chapter Eight: Heschel's Aspaklaria -- Chapter Nine: Heschel and the Call to Action.
Language:
English
