Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook and Jewish Spirituality

This book offers a range of analyses and interpretations covering the major areas of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook's thought. Among the issues discussed are: his relationship to the Jewish mystical, philosophical, and halakhic traditions; poetry and spirituality; harmonism and pluralism; tolerance and its limits; and Zionism, messianism, and politics.

Summary

This collection offers a systematic and accessible account of the central issues in the thought of Rav Kook, the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Palestine. It concentrates on three areas: his relationship with Jewish tradition; his approach to faith and culture; and his political thought.

Product details

• Authors: Abouali Farmanfarmaian, Ruth Lister, Kayann Short
• Assisted by: Abouali Farmanfarmaian (Editor), Lawrence J Kaplan (Editor), Lawrence J. Kaplan (Editor), Kayann Short (Editor)
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1994
• EAN: 9780814746530
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-4653-0
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 228 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 553 g
• Series: Reappraisals in Jewish Social; Reappraisals in Jewish Social; Reappraisals Jewish Social His
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism