| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 279 pages) |
| Series |
Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum series in Jewish studies |
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Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum series in Jewish studies.
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| Contents |
Chapter One: Abraham Joshua Heschel, Heir and Pioneer -- Chapter Two: Heschel's Bible and the Hermeneutic of Surprise -- Chapter Three: A Living Response: Heschel and the Literature of the Sages -- Chapter Four: From Contemplation to Practice: Heschel's Two Maimonides -- Chapter Five: On the Verge of God: Heschel and Kabbalah -- Chapter Six: A New Accent: Heschel and Hasidism -- Chapter Seven: An Affinity of Strangers -- Chapter Eight: Heschel's Aspaklaria -- Chapter Nine: Heschel and the Call to Action |
| Summary |
Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Sources of Wonder is the first book to demonstrate how Heschel's political, intellectual, and spiritual commitments were embedded in his reading of Jewish tradition |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 23, 2016) |
| Subject |
Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972.
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| SUBJECT |
Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972 fast |
| Subject |
Judaism -- 20th century.
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Jewish philosophy -- 20th century.
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Judaism -- History -- Modern period, 1750-
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- General.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Religious.
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Judaism -- Modern period
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Jewish philosophy
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Judaism
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442625822 |
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1442625821 |
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