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"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"--
List of contents
Who Was Abraham Joshua Heschel? Robert Erlewine
Reading Abraham Joshua Heschel Today Susannah Heschel
- Every Moment Touches Eternity
- The Only Life Worth Living
- In the Presence of Mystery
- The Prophets Show Us God Cares
- God Demands Justice
- Modernity Has Forfeited the Spirit
- Prayer Is Being Known by God
- A Pattern for Living
- The Deed Is Wiser than the Heart
- Something Is Asked of Us
- Faith Is an Act of the Spirit
- Not Our Vision of God but God’s Vision of Us
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About the author
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).
Summary
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.
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Illuminating. . . . Those new to Heschel will appreciate this accessible introduction. – Publishers Weekly
