Transcendental Judaism

Author : David L. Lieberman
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666758641

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Transcendental Judaism by David L. Lieberman Pdf

Is it really possible to connect with God? Can we find spirituality in Judaism? The answer to both these questions is yes. Traditionally, Judaism teaches that we connect with God through the performance of the commandments, the mitzvot (from the Aramaic word tzavta meaning connection). But what if we are not mitzvah-observant in the traditional ways? Can we still experience a palpable closeness to God and have a sense that we are all connected as one? To this question, our sages also answer yes. Through the meditative quieting of the mind, we can directly experience that “still small voice.” It is the awesome voice of infinite intelligence that created and upholds our world with compassion and justice. When we repeatedly experience it, we enliven its qualities into our lives; we “walk in God’s ways.” When we do so, we uplift not only ourselves, but the world around us.

Author : David L. Lieberman
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666758665

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Transcendental Judaism by David L. Lieberman Pdf

Is it really possible to connect with God? Can we find spirituality in Judaism? The answer to both these questions is yes. Traditionally, Judaism teaches that we connect with God through the performance of the commandments, the mitzvot (from the Aramaic word tzavta meaning connection). But what if we are not mitzvah-observant in the traditional ways? Can we still experience a palpable closeness to God and have a sense that we are all connected as one? To this question, our sages also answer yes. Through the meditative quieting of the mind, we can directly experience that "still small voice." It is the awesome voice of infinite intelligence that created and upholds our world with compassion and justice. When we repeatedly experience it, we enliven its qualities into our lives; we "walk in God's ways." When we do so, we uplift not only ourselves, but the world around us.

Author : Shai Held
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780253011305

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Abraham Joshua Heschel by Shai Held Pdf

“Through Heschel, Held’s work reaches out more broadly to treat us to a profound discussion of the great issues in contemporary Jewish theology” (Arthur Green, Hebrew College Rabbinical School). 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. “Shai Held’s book is a master class in one of the most significant Jewish voices of our time.” —Tablet “In this lucid and elegant study, one of the keenest minds in Jewish theology in our time probes the vision of one of the most profound spiritual writers of the twentieth century, uncovering a unity that others have missed and shedding light not only on Heschel but also on the characteristically modern habits of mind that impede the knowledge of God. The book is especially valuable for the connections it draws with other philosophers, theologians, and spiritual writers, Jewish and Christian. Enthusiastically recommended!” —Jon D. Levenson, Harvard University “[A] thoughtful, illuminating new study of Heschel’s thought . . . It is one of the many virtues of Shai Held’s book that it helps us to place Heschel alongside not only Kaplan but Halevi, Horovitz, and Rav Nahman―as well as the Psalmist.” —Jewish Review of Books

Author : Paul E. Nahme,Yaniv Feller
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781487519216

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Covenantal Thinking by Paul E. Nahme,Yaniv Feller Pdf

The philosophy and theology of David Novak, one of the most prominent and creative contemporary Jewish thinkers, grapples with Judaism, Christian theology, the tradition of natural law, and the Western philosophical canon. Never shying away from contested ethical and religious themes, Novak’s original insights and intellectual spirit have spanned voluminous publications and inspired Jewish, Christian, and Muslim thinkers to engage concepts such as religious liberty, covenantal morality, and the importance of theological reasoning. Written primarily by scholars in the field of Jewish thought, Covenantal Thinking is a collection of essays dedicated to Novak’s work. The book examines topics such as election, natural law, Jewish political thought, Zionism, and the relation between reason and revelation. This collection is unique because it includes Novak’s replies to his critics, including his clarifications of his philosophical and theological positions. Offering a vital contribution to contemporary Jewish thought, Covenantal Thinking illuminates Novak’s contributions as a scholar who trained, conversed with, and inspired the next generation of philosophical theologians.

Author : Brian Ogren
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004290310

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Time and Eternity in Jewish Mysticism by Brian Ogren Pdf

Time and Eternity in Jewish Mysticism offers a multivalent picture of a central topic in Jewish mysticism by bringing together diverse academic voices. It offers variant approaches, which have stemmed from intense discussion amongst leading scholars in the field.

Author : Dell deChant
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781556358395

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The Sacred Santa by Dell deChant Pdf

The Sacred Santa is an inquiry into the religious dimension of postmodern culture, seriously considering the widespread perception that contemporary culture witnesses a profound struggle between two antithetical systems -- a collision of two worlds, both religious, yet each with vivid visions of the sacred that differ radically with regard to what the sacred is and what it means to human life and social endeavor.

Author : M. Benjamin Mollov
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0739103741

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Power and Transcendence by M. Benjamin Mollov Pdf

Although Morgenthau, primarily known for his works on international relations such as Politics Among Nations (1948) and In Defense of the National Interest (1951), has been seen as a one-dimensional advocate of pure Realpolitik, Mollov (political science, Bar-Ilan U., Israel) argues that themes of transcendence are very important to his work and seeks to explore those aspects of his political thought that have been influenced by his background as a German Jewish emigre from Nazi Germany. After identifying the Jewish aspect of Morgenthau's work, Mollov uses these elements to attempt to define a Jewish approach to international politics, presumably of primary relevance for the state of Israel. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Christina Crosby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415623049

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The Ends of History by Christina Crosby Pdf

Annotation Why were the Victorians so passionate about 'history'? How did this passion relate to another Victorian obsession - the 'woman question'? Christina Crosby investigates the links between the Victorians' fascination with 'history' and with the nature of 'women'.

Author : Henry Iliowizi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Christianity and other religions
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021125997

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Jewish Dreams and Realities Contrasted with Islamic and Christian Claims by Henry Iliowizi Pdf

Author : D.T. Runia
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004216853

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Philo of Alexandria by D.T. Runia Pdf

This volume, prepared with the collaboration of the International Philo Bibliography Project, is the third in a series of annotated bibliographies on the Jewish exegete and philosopher Philo of Alexandria. It contains a listing of all scholarly writings on Philo for the period 1997 to 2006.

Author : Donald L. Gelpi SJ
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781725220294

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Varieties of Transcendental Experience by Donald L. Gelpi SJ Pdf

This study traces the critique of Enlightenment modernism that began with Ralph Waldo Emerson and culminated in the thought of Charles Sanders Peirce and the mature Josiah Royce. Varieties of Transcendental Experience argues that these thinkers provide a constructive alternative to deconstructionist postmodernism that is compatible with the Christian faith.

Author : Frithjof Schuon
Publisher : Quest Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0835605876

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The Transcendent Unity of Religions by Frithjof Schuon Pdf

Schuon asserts that to transcend religious differences, we must explore the esoteric nature of the spiritual path back to the Divine Oneness at the heart of all religions.

Author : Eliot Deutsch
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0824813707

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Culture and Modernity by Eliot Deutsch Pdf

The crisis of modernity -- Incommensurability -- Relativism -- Language and non-Western cultural traditions -- Culture and the ethical -- Culture and the aesthetic -- Culture and the religious -- Culture and the political -- Cultural identity -- Scientific progress.

Author : Dov Peretz Elkins
Publisher : Jason Aronson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Rosh ha-Shanah
ISBN : 0876685068

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Moments of Transcendence by Dov Peretz Elkins Pdf

Readings for Rosh Hashanah, including selections from well-known personalities, Jewish and non-Jewish.

Author : Stephen Sharot
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Antinomianism
ISBN : 0814334016

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Comparative Perspectives on Judaisms and Jewish Identities by Stephen Sharot Pdf

Provides sociological analyses of religious developments and identities in both historical and contemporary Jewish communities.