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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... reality and superimpose his a priori ideal system upon the realm of concrete empirical existence , he comes with his teaching in hand - his a priori teaching . He has no wish to passively cognize reality as it is in itself . Rather ...
... reality and the mirror of the ideal Halakhah , through the medium of objective , quantitative measurements . ( 1983 : 56-57 ) The scientist's model of reality is a measured , ordered , and predictable structure that parallels the ...
... reality . Di- vine commandments are the central framework of halakhic man's reality . The normative discipline imposed by God is the center of his world . His sense of duty fills his entire being ; halakhic man's basic concern is to ...
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THE RELIGIOUS PASSION OF HALAKHIC | 63 |
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