Sacred Thought, Sacred Action Revisited
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One of the major contributions to Judaism in our time by Martin Buber is the distinction he stressed between "religion" and "religiosity." Religion is the institutional, carefully structured, formal aspects of the faith community containing established doctrine and mandated action. Religiosity is the inner meaning, the irreducible spirit, the essence of the doctrine and practices of the faith community, that which constitutes the essential purpose of the institutional structure. Thus, in Buber's landmark unpacking of the life and literature of Hasidism, he pointed out that what the tzaddikim (spiritual leaders) considered decisive in the observance of religious ritual was the intent and spirit, the aim of the action, the inner purpose of the panoply of practices the faithful were engaged in. Each person was obliged to unite action with its purpose and thus develop wholeness as a truly religious personality.
This is the thrust of the luminous body of teaching which flows from the pen of Abraham Joshua Heschel. It was, indeed, to grasp the ideational essence and spiritual intent of Jewish thought and practice.
"Religion as an establishment must remain separate from government. Religiosity is a voice for mercy, a cry for justice, a plea for gentleness, virtues that must be kept apart. Let the spirit of prayer dominate the world, interfere in the affairs of man. Prayer is private, a service of the heart; but let concern and compassion, born out of prayer dominate public life." Heschel emphasizes that "Jewish tradition insists that no religious performance is complete without the participation of the heart. It asks for kavanah, for inner intention and participation, not only for external action. Kavanah is awareness of the will of God."
The writings here, then, are designed to unpack, to "excavate," if you like, what Buber and Heschel have perceived as the "religiosity" of Judaism's faith assertions and religious practices.
Jack Shechter served as associate professor of biblical studies and dean of continuing education at the University of Judaism (now the American Jewish University). He is the author of The Land of Israel: Its Theological Dimensions (2010) and Journey of a Rabbi (2014), both published by the University Press of America, as well as The Idea of Monotheism: The Evolution of a Foundational Concept (2018, Hamilton Books).
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Sacred Thought
1Why Is Monotheism of Such Great Importance?
2The Divinity in Man: Is Monotheism Compromised?
3Conscience: An Internal "Still Small Voice"
4When Is God in Our Midst?
5What Makes the Land of Israel "Holy?"
6The Miracle of Jewish Survival: Faith Nurtured by a People
7On an Earthquake: Taking the Bad with the Good
8The Faithful Modernist: The Synthesis Between Tradition and Modernity
9Religion Can Engender Rage as Well as Rapture
10The Bible Commentary of Abraham Ibn Ezra: The Developmental
Process in Nascent Form
11Abiding Experiences in Changing Categories
12Judaism and the Protestant Ethic: Parallels
13The Belief in the Hereafter: This World, The Messianic Era,
the World to Come, and the Meaning of "Soul"
14The Passion for Learning...and Rene Rodriguez and Wanda Austin
Sacred Action
15The "Amen Specialist" and the 14 Morning Blessings:
Contemporary Versions
16Recapturing Strength and Creativity, and a "New" High Holy Day
Prayerbook
17Before God Forgives, Man Must Forgive
18Blessing the New Month: Articulating Values and Aspirations
19On a Hasidic Weekend in a Conservative Synagogue...A Theology...
A Personal Letter to Its Rabbi from the Lubavitcher Rebbe
20Ishmael Sowa, Paganism and Living Religion: A Message from Africa
21The Kaddish Prayer for the Deceased...and for the Living
22The Rite of Passage Phenomenon: Managing the Ambiguous
23The Jewish Dietary System: What Are Its Purposes?
24"A Scoundrel with Permission of the Torah"
25The Birkat Hamazon: Grace after Meals-Its Basic Four Blessings and
Their Meaning for Yesteryear and This Year
26The Havdalah Ceremony: Making "Distinctions" in Thought and Practice
27The Three Shabbat "Meals of Faith" and a Contemporary Version
of the Third
28Sacred Waters/The Mikveh: From Abandoned Past to Embraced Present
29The Human Brain and the Five Senses in Religious Experience
30Old Wine in New Vessels: Religious Creativity
About the Author
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.04.2020 |
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| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7618-7143-8 / 0761871438 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7618-7143-9 / 9780761871439 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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