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Shai Held, “Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence” (Indiana UP, 2013)
Shai Held, “Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence” (Indiana UP, 2013)
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31 minutes
Released:
Feb 16, 2016
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Podcast episode
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In Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence (Indiana University Press, 2013), Shai Held, Co-Founder, Dean and Chair in Jewish Thought at Mechon Hadar, offers a sympathetic, yet critical, examination of the thought of this influential mid-twentieth century theologian, scholar, and activist. Held identifies a central theme that runs through all of Heschel’s writing: the idea of transcendence–the movement from self-centeredness to God-centeredness. For Heschel, prayer is the paradigmatic spiritual act, one that tries to bring God back into the world.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 16, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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