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Marmur, Michael,

Abraham Joshua Heschel and the sources of wonder / Michael Marmur. - 1 online resource (xiii, 279 pages). - Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum series in Jewish studies . - Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum series in Jewish studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9781442625822 1442625821

Source: 4669778 Proquest Ebook Central 22573/ctv1003wsc JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972.
Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Judaism--20th century.
Jewish philosophy--20th century.
RELIGION--Judaism--General.
Jewish philosophy.
Judaism.
PHILOSOPHY / Religious

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BM755.H37

Dewey Class. No.: 296.3