Abraham Joshua Heschel : the call of transcendence / Shai Held.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Held, Shai, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972--Teachings.

Heschel, Abraham Joshua.

Judaism--Doctrines.

Judaism.

God (Judaism).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) was a prolific scholar, impassioned theologian, and prominent activist who participated in the black civil rights movement and the campaign against the Vietnam War. He has been hailed as a hero, honored as a visionary, and endlessly quoted as a devotional writer. In this sympathetic, yet critical, examination, Shai Held elicits the overarching themes and unity of Heschel's incisive and insightful thought. Focusing on the idea of transcendence-or the movement from self-centeredness to God-centeredness-Held puts Heschel into dialogue with contemporary Jewish

Contents:

Wonder, intuition, and the path to God

Theological method and religious anthropology: Heschel among the Christians

Revelation and co-revelation

The pathos of the self-transcendent God

"Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord?": divine silence and human protest in Heschel's writings

The self that transcends itself: Heschel on prayer

Enabling immanence: prayer in a time of divine hiddenness.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-253-01714-9

0-253-01130-2

OCLC:

861081906