A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional JudaismArgues that Judaism is founded on a relationship between man and God based on respect, responsibility, an reverence, discusses traditions of submission and self-assertion, and examines the role of God in human history. |
Contents
Part One THE HUMAN BEING IN JUDAISM | 19 |
Within Judaism | 42 |
Approach to Prayer | 150 |
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A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism David Hartman No preview available - 1998 |
A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism David Hartman No preview available - 1998 |
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