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Spiritual boredom : rediscovering the wonder of Judaism / Erica Brown.
LIBRA BM723 .B74 2009
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, Erica, 1966-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spiritual life--Judaism.
- Spiritual life.
- Boredom--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Boredom.
- Penn Provenance:
- Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth (donor)
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 183 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Pub., 2009.
- Contents:
- Solomon's spleen: defining boredom
- Embracing the lion: acedia and spiritual fatigue
- The hermeneutics of boredom
- Sarcasm, tedium, and transgression
- Nothing to do in the village: boredom in community
- Prayer, habituation, and holy insecurity
- Burnt out in the Jewish classroom
- Boredom and wonder
- Boredom and authenticity
- An end to boredom: some practical advice.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by the Board of Governors of Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth.
- ISBN:
- 9781580234054
- 1580234054
- OCLC:
- 403863596
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