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Informationen zum Autor Mary Blye Howe is a cradle Southern Baptist who has found a warm, welcoming second home among several Jewish congregations in the Dallas, Texas, area. She has published over 100 articles in more than 60 diverse periodicals, including Entrepreneur, the Dallas Morning News, and the Chicago Tribune. Klappentext "At the heart of A Baptist Among the Jews is a willingness to enter into fellowship. Thanks both to Mary Blye Howe's chutzpah and to the warmth and generosity of her Jewish hosts, we too are invited . . . . I hope some bright young independent film director will be alert to the potential of Howe's story, which could become another My Big Fat Greek Wedding ." -- From the Foreword by John Wilson, editor, Christianity Today and Books and Culture "The great Jewish theologian Martin Buber once wisely observed that religions are like houses of worship and that you can only look through the windows from the outside of those other than your own. Mary Blye Howe comes disturbingly close to proving him wrong. She is clearly a Baptist but she has peered through the windows of so many different Jewish prayer halls that she has acquired a remarkably clear vision of American Judaism. Or, to put it another way, Ms. Howe seems simply to have done it all and got it right . . . . this book is kosher." -- From the Afterword by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, author, Honey from the Rock "This book does not so much explain Judaism as much as it provides a 'feel' as to what it means to enter into Judaism as an outsider. You will get a taste of the mystical and joyful excitement of our Jewish friends that will carry you way beyond any understanding of Judaism as some kind of legalistic religion. As a man with a Jewish son-in-law, I found this book most helpful." -- Tony Campolo , Eastern University, St. Davids, PA; author, F ollowing Jesus Without Embarrassing God and 20 Hot Potatoes Christians Are Afraid to Touch "A fascinating journey of religious and spiritual identity-- Howe shows us that all people have a powerful connection with one another when they search for meaning and purpose." -- Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar , regional director, Great Lakes Council and Chicago Federation of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations; author, G od Whispers: Stories of the Soul, Lessons of the Heart and The Dance of the Dolphin: Finding Prayer, Perspective, and Meaning in the Stories of Our Lives Zusammenfassung Join Baptist Mary Blye Howe on an exhilarating journey to spiritual wholeness through deep and lasting friendships with several Jewish communities. No other book! memoir or otherwise! describes with such depth and passion the power of Christians recovering the Jewish roots of their faith. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xvi Foreword xviii Chapter 1 Hanging with the Jews 1 Chapter 2 Arguing with God 23 Chapter 3 Dancing with the Torah 39 Chapter 4 Discovering the Passionate Hebrew God 67 Chapter 5 Women in Yarmulkes 89 Chapter 6 Men in Black Hats 107 Chapter 7 Hungering for My Roots 133 Chapter 8 A Spiritual Journey 153 Afterword 169 Judaism 101 173 Glossary 189 Recommended Reading 193 Notes 195 References 199 The Author 203 ...
