Bibliograph

Abraham Joshua Heschel, the call of transcendence, Shai Held

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Abraham Joshua Heschel, the call of transcendence, Shai Held

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Abraham Joshua Heschel

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Shai Held

Sub title

the call of transcendence

Summary

"Through Heschel, Held's work reaches out more broadly to treat us to a profound discussion of the great issues in contemporary Jewish theology" (Arthur Green, Hebrew College Rabbinical School). 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 thinkers, Christian theologians, devotional writers, and philosophers of religion

Target audience

adult

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