The Sabbath FSG Classics

Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of god's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication-and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in modern life. In this brief yet profound meditation on the meaning of the seventh day, he argues, Heschel introduced the idea of an "architecture of holiness" that appears not in space but in time Judaism, is a religion of time: it finds meaning not in space and the material things that fill it but in time and the eternity that imbues it, so that "the Sabbaths are our great cathedrals.

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God in Search of Man : A Philosophy of Judaism

Heschel discusses not man's search for god but god's for man--the notion of a Chosen People, he writes, an idea which, "signifies not a quality inherent in the people but a relationship between the people and God. It is an extraordinary description of the nature of Biblical thought, and how that thought becomes faith.

Abraham joshua heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, two of his most important books, and God in Search of Man and its companion volume, Man Is Not Alone, are classics of modern Jewish theology. God in search of man combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence, and compassion as Dr.

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Man Is Not Alone : A Philosophy of Religion

He erects his carefully built structure of thought upon foundations which are universally valid but almost generally ignored. Abraham joshua heschel's philosophy of religion is not a philosophy of doctrine or the interpretation of a dogma. Man is not alone is a profound, explores it, accepts it, beautifully written examination of the ingredients of piety: how man senses God's presence, and builds life upon it.

It was man is not alone which led reinhold niebuhr accurately to predict that Heschel would "become a commanding and authoritative voice not only in the Jewish community but in the religious life of America. With its companion volume, God in Search of Man, it is revered as a classic of modern theology.


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Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now

We want more, use more, eat more, own more, and drink more. Discussions about the sabbath often center around moralistic laws and arguments over whether a person should be able to play cards or purchase liquor on Sundays. Brueggemann offers a transformative vision of the wholeness God intends, giving world-weary Christians a glimpse of a more fulfilling and simpler life through Sabbath observance.

. In this volume, popular author walter Brueggemann writes that the Sabbath is not simply about keeping rules but rather about becoming a whole person and restoring a whole society. Importantly, brueggemann speaks to a 24/7 society of consumption, a society in which we live to achieve, accomplish, perform, and possess.

Keeping the sabbath allows us to break this restless cycle and focus on what is truly important: God, other people, all life.


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I Asked For Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology

He addresses and challenges the whole person, portraying that rarest of human phenomena—the holy man. Considered by many to be one of the most significant Jewish theologians of the 20th century, Abraham Heschel finds just the right words to startle the mind and delight the heart.


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The Prophets Perennial Classics

Harper Perennial. When the prophets was first published in 1962, it was immediately recognized as a masterpiece of biblical scholarship. The prophets provides a unique opportunity for readers of the Old Testament, both Christian and Jewish, to gain fresh and deep knowledge of Israel's prophetic movement. The author's profound understanding of the prophets also opens the door to new insight into the philosophy of religion.

Abraham heschel is a seminal name in religious studies and the author of Man Is Not Alone and God in Search of Man.


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The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays

Called “enriching” and “profoundly moving” by Elie Wiesel, The Jewish Way is a comprehensive and inspiring presentation of Judaism as revealed through its holy days. In thoughtful and engaging prose, interconnections, ceremonial rituals, and religious significance of all the Jewish holidays, Purim, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Hanukkah, background, including Passover, Yom Kippur, Rabbi Irving Greenberg explains and interprets the origin, and Israeli Independence Day.

Notes: brand new from publisher! 100% satisfaction guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with confidence! Millions of books sold! Condition: New. Isbn13: 9780671873035. Harper Perennial. Insightful, and engrossing, original, library, The Jewish Way is an essential volume that should be in every Jewish home, and synagogue.

Giving detailed instructions for observance—the rituals, foods, prayers, and songs—he shows how celebrating the holy days of the Jewish calendar not only relives Jewish history but puts one in touch with the basic ideals of Judaism and the fundamental experience of life.


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Man's Quest For God

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Two Ways of Praying

This book has been written, therefore, primarily to open up that other way of praying to a wider audience and show what it has to offer is an important complement to the understanding of prayer with which Christians are generally familiar. Harper Perennial. In his preface, bradshaw notes that "it may come as something of a surprise to some readers to hear that there are at least two ways of praying - with different concepts of what prayer itself is.

Isbn13: 9780671873035. Tracking provided on most orders. So dominant has one particular spirituality become in nearly all Christian traditions today that many people are completely unaware that there might be such a thing as a liturgical spirituality or another way of understanding or organizing their worship and prayer life.

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Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship

Engaging with God A Biblical Theology of Worship. Condition: New. Here is the starting place for recovering the richness of biblical worship. Can we get behind the question of what style of worship we should engage in to understand the bedrock foundation for God's people--honoring him as he desires? Is the dissatisfaction with worship voiced by so many perhaps a result of our having wandered from biblical teaching on the subject? Through careful exegesis in both Old and New Testaments, David Peterson unveils the total life-orientation of worship that is found in Scripture.

Notes: brand new from publisher! 100% satisfaction guarantee. Buy with confidence! Millions of books sold! This book calls for a radical rethinking of the meaning and practice of worship, especially by those responsible for leading congregations. Harper Perennial. Worship is of immense concern in the church and ironically the source of controversy and dispute.

. Rather than determining for ourselves how we should worship, his people, we, are called to engage with God on the terms he proposes and in the way he alone makes possible. Isbn13: 9780671873035. Tracking provided on most orders.


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To Life: A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking

Condition: New. Tracking provided on most orders. Both practical and spiritual, Kushner makes Jewish tradition relevant to a new generation as he explores its many facets. Engaging with God A Biblical Theology of Worship. Filled with wisdom and gentle humor, here is the essential book on Judaism's traditions and practices from the bestselling author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People.

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