Abraham Joshua Heschel

The Call of Transcendence

von Shai Held

352 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• ISBN: 9780253017147
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2014
• Größe: 228 x 151 mm
• Verlag: Indiana University Press