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Beschreibung
Like the Hebrew prophets before him, the great American rabbi and civil rights leader reveals God's concern for this world and each of us.

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.

Heschel brought the fervor of the Hebrew prophets to his role as a public intellectual. He challenged the sensibilities of the modern West, which views science and human reason as sufficient. Only by rediscovering wonder and awe before mysteries that transcend knowledge can we hope to find God again. This God, Heschel says, is not distant but passionately concerned about our lives and human affairs, and asks something of us in return.

This little book, which brings together Heschel's key insights on a range of topics, will reinvigorate readers of any faith who hunger for wonder and thirst for justice.

Plough Spiritual Guides briefly introduce the writings of great spiritual voices of the past to new readers.
Like the Hebrew prophets before him, the great American rabbi and civil rights leader reveals God's concern for this world and each of us.

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.

Heschel brought the fervor of the Hebrew prophets to his role as a public intellectual. He challenged the sensibilities of the modern West, which views science and human reason as sufficient. Only by rediscovering wonder and awe before mysteries that transcend knowledge can we hope to find God again. This God, Heschel says, is not distant but passionately concerned about our lives and human affairs, and asks something of us in return.

This little book, which brings together Heschel's key insights on a range of topics, will reinvigorate readers of any faith who hunger for wonder and thirst for justice.

Plough Spiritual Guides briefly introduce the writings of great spiritual voices of the past to new readers.
Über den Autor
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).
Inhaltsverzeichnis

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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Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Plough Spiritual Guides: Backpack Classics
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780874863512
ISBN-10: 0874863511
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Heschel, Abraham Joshua
Redaktion: Erlewine, Robert
Hersteller: Plough Publishing House
Plough Spiritual Guides: Backpack Classics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 177 x 126 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Abraham Joshua Heschel
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.03.2021
Gewicht: 0,171 kg
Artikel-ID: 118443718

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