Love and Terror in the God Encounter: The Theological Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Volume 1The intellectual legacy of one of the twentieth century's greatest religious thinkers--explained by a leading theologian of our day. "It is only through experiencing the contradictions in human existence, through being overwhelmed by the divine presence, through the finite human being feeling terror-stricken by the infinite majesty of God that one can develop an authentic religious personality." Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903-1993) profoundly influenced modern Orthodox Judaism in the United States--and Judaism as a whole--by opening up a discourse between the tradition of Torah study and Western philosophical thought. The future of both religious Zionism in Israel and of Orthodoxy in America hangs to a great extent on how we interpret his intellectual legacy. Dr. David Hartman's penetrating analysis of Rabbi Soloveitchik's work reveals a Judaism committed to intellectual courage, integrity and openness. A renowned theologian and philosopher, Hartman meticulously explores the subtlety and complexity of Rabbi Soloveitchik's theological thought, exposing a surprising intersection of halakhic tradition and modern Western theology--a confrontation that deepens and expands our spiritual understanding. Hartman's provocative interpretation bears witness to the legitimacy of remaining loyal to the Judaic tradition without sacrificing one's intellectual freedom and honesty. |
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... called gracious , so be you gracious ; even as He is called merciful , SO be you merciful ; even as He is called holy , so be you holy " ( Sifre 49 ; Maimonides , M.T. Laws of Character Traits 1 : 6 ) . I know of no source within the ...
... called Elohim in the first creation story and by the Tetragrammaton in the second . These two models of the human individual , interpersonal relationship , community , and the God - experience form two different conceptual frameworks ...
... called upon to surrender to the demands of the norm , one is mastered and thus " defeated " -- by the moral norm . This second anthropological model , then , is of the conscious per- son , who is aware that there is a struggle with ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE HALAKHIC HERO | 23 |
THE RELIGIOUS PASSION OF HALAKHIC | 63 |
Copyright | |
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