Major Philosophers of Jewish Prayer in the 20th Century.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Jack J.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Place of Publication:

Basel/Berlin/Boston : 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:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction: The Crisis of Prayer

1. Hermann Cohen

2. Franz Rosenzweig

3. Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook

4. Mordecai M. Kaplan

5. Aaron Rote (Reb Arele)

6. Elie Munk

7. Abraham J. Heschel

8. Jakob J. Petuchowski

9. Eugene B. Borowitz

10. Lawrence A. Hoffman

11. Feminists

12. Can Prayer Be Revitalized?

Glossary

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-8232-9602-4

OCLC:

1309012420