Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence

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.

Author: Shai Held
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 11/04/2013
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780253011268