Major philosophers of Jewish prayer in the twentieth century / Jack J. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Jack, 1919-2012.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prayer--Judaism.

Prayer.

Jewish philosophers.

Judaism--20th century.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

xi, 240 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2000.

Summary:

Major Philosophers of Jewish Prayer in the Twentieth Century addresses the troubling questions posed by the modern Jewish worshiper, including such obstacles to prayer as the inability to concentrate on the words and meanings of formal liturgy, the paucity of emotional involvement, the lack of theological conviction, the anthropomorphic and particularly the masculine emphasis of prayer nomenclature, and other matters. In assessing these difficultites, Cohen brings to the reader the writings on prayer of some seminal 20th century Jewish theologians. These include Herman Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig, Avraham Yitzhak, Hoakohen Kook, Mordecai M. Kaplan, R. Arele, Aaron Rote, Elie Munk, Abraham J. Heschel, Jakob J. Petuchowski, Eugene B. Borowitz, and Lawrence A. Hoffman.

Contents:

Introduction: The Crisis of Prayer 1

1. Hermann Cohen 9

2. Franz Rosenzweig 25

3. Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook 43

4. Mordecai M. Kaplan 60

5. Aaron Rote (Reb Arele) 80

6. Elie Munk 96

7. Abraham J. Heschel 109

8. Jakob J. Petuchowski 127

9. Eugene B. Borowitz 146

10. Lawrence A. Hoffman 164

11. Feminists 182

12. Can Prayer Be Revitalized? 200.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0823219569

0823219577

OCLC:

42598505