Interfaith Activism: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Religious Diversity

Abraham Joshua Heschel was the towering religious figure of American Jewry in the twentieth century. In Interfaith Activism, Harold Kasimow, who is known for his work on Heschel and on interfaith dialogue between Jews and members of other faiths, presents a selection of his essays on Heschel's thought. Topics include Heschel's perspective on the different religious traditions, Heschel's three pathways to God, his deep friendship with Maurice Friedman and Martin Luther King Jr. and his surprising affinity to the great Hindu Vedantist Swami Vivekananda and to Pope Francis. A new essay examines Heschel's struggle with the Holocaust. Since the late 1950s, when Kasimow was Heschel's student, he has wrestled with Heschel's claim that "in this eon, diversity of religions is the will of God" and Heschel's belief that there must be dialogue "between the river Jordan and the River Ganges"

Religion & Spirituality

Kasimow, Harold

Judaism

Wipf & Stock

Abraham Joshua Heschel was the towering religious figure of American Jewry in the twentieth century. In Interfaith Activism, Harold Kasimow, who is known for his work on Heschel and on interfaith dialogue between Jews and members of other faiths, presents a selection of his essays on Heschel's thought. Topics include Heschel's perspective on the different religious traditions, Heschel's three pathways to God, his deep friendship with Maurice Friedman and Martin Luther King Jr., and his surprising affinity to the great Hindu Vedantist Swami Vivekananda and to Pope Francis. A new essay examines Heschel's struggle with the Holocaust. Since the late 1950s, when Kasimow was Heschel's student, he has wrestled with Heschel's claim that ""in this eon, diversity of religions is the will of God"" and Heschel's belief that there must be dialogue ""between the river Jordan and the River Ganges."" FOR THE BACK COVER: ""In this original book of essays, Harold Kasimow provides an intimate portrait of Abraham Joshua Heschel's prophetic commitment to interreligious dialogue, nonviolence, social justice, and the power of faith to transform the heart. . . . A truly important book, not to be missed."" --Beverly Lanzetta, Theologian, Spiritual Teacher ""Kasimow is one of the most creative and inspiring disciples of Heschel. . . . He is at home not only in his own Jewish tradition but also with the Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, and Muslim traditions--quite an unusual phenomenon in our polarized and conflicted world."" --Stanislaw Obirek, American Studies Center, University of Warsaw ""Anyone who is interested in the powerful voice of Heschel will be interested in Kasimow's book. Interfaith Activism . . . collects his published essays about Heschel over the last dozen years. Who could resist reading Kasimow's arrangement of Heschel's core ideas that focus on religious diversity as the will of God and on social activism as our way of implementing that will?"" --Kenneth P. Kramer, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, San Jose State University ""Kasimow, with his ideal and intimate acquaintance with the whole of Heschel's thought, does not hesitate to touch upon difficult and disputed questions, such as Heschel's struggle with God's role during the Holocaust. He also highlights Heschel's unique contribution to the Catholic-Jewish dialogues that led to the Second Vatican Council's revolutionary document Nostra Aetate: Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions."" --Shoshona Ronen, Chair of Hebrew Studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Warsaw University INSIDE TEXT VERSION: ""In this original book of essays, Harold Kasimow provides an intimate portrait of Abraham Joshua Heschel's prophetic commitment to interreligious dialogue, nonviolence, social justice, and the power of faith to transform the heart. A former student of Heschel, Kasimow covers unexplored themes in Heschel scholarship: including Heschel's unique view of revelation, religious pluralism, and the Holocaust; his friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr., possible influence on Pope Francis, and affinity with the spirituality of Swami Vivekananda. One of the most compelling chapters is 'Spiritual Masters in the Jewish Tradition,' in which Kasimow situates Heschel within the tradition of Jewish saints, emphasizing the holiness of Heschel's earthly sojourn as a 'disclosure of the divine.' A truly important book; not to be missed."" --Beverly Lanzetta, Theologian, Spiritual Teacher ""Harold Kasimow is one of the most creative and inspiring disciples of Abraham Joshua Heschel and, on the issue of religious diversity, he develops and goes beyond the pluralistic intuition of his master who claimed that 'in this eon diversity of religions is the will of God.' Kasimow not only writes meaningfully about other religions but he truly and sincerely encounters them at the deepest level. He is at home not only in his own Jewish tradition but also with the Bud

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Pope John Paul II, Sherwin, Byron L., Kasimow, Harold

John Paul II and Interreligious Dialogue (Faith Meets Faith Series)

Sherwin, Byron L.

POPE JOHN PAUL II

Orbis Books

Abraham Joshua Heschel remains one of the most creative Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century. These essays demonstrate that Heschel became a spiritual guide, not only in America but in many other parts of the world, especially in Poland, where he was born, and in Israel, where the prophets gave the world a dream of everlasting peace.

Abraham Joshua Heschel Today: Voices from Warsaw and Jerusalem

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In Love or Perish: A Holocaust Survivor's Vision of Interfaith Peace, Harold Kasimow speaks broadly to the why of an epic tragedy like no other in our history, the Holocaust. Each chapter addresses specific questions around this issue and attempts to present proposed solutions to the inevitable issues: how the Holocaust could happen, the search for meaning and for blame, how could God allow this to happen, and the struggle to rise above it after all the suffering. The indifference to human suffering was and remains rampant. How does a person or a society learn from such a horrific example of human depravity and indifference? Mass murder and suffering on an unimaginable scale opens wounds that may never completely heal. Kasimow's own thoughts and perspectives are blended in this narrative with the insight of select scholars and thinkers, some personal associates and mentors, each addressing aspects of this tragedy. All of us not only address the realities of the Holocaust but humanity's collective future and collective responsibility to each other.Kasimow asks where do we go from here? We are standing at a very real crossroads, you and I, with a cosmic choice: learn to live and love together or perish together. It is that simple. Clearly, we have the capacity to do horrible things to each other, sometimes in the name of nationalism, sometimes in the name of a conjured and vengeful, bloodthirsty god. Sometimes, just because we can. Sometimes, just from evil itself. But we also have the capacity to love and respect each other and help each other achieve greatness.There is a simple choice. Just because we are capable of monstrous evil, should we then just be evil, or indifferent to it? Or should we rise above it? Life has always been about choices, our choices, of what to do or what to become. It has always been about our belief in ourselves, our God, our fellows, and our future together. Kasimow notes that the choice of which path to follow is ours to make

Love or Perish: A Holocaust Survivor’s Vision for Interfaith Peace

History

World

Ipub Global Connection,LLC

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Interfaith Activism: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Religious Diversity

Interfaith Activism: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Religious Diversity

John Paul II and Interreligious Dialogue (Faith Meets Faith Series)

Abraham Joshua Heschel Today: Voices from Warsaw and Jerusalem

Abraham Joshua Heschel Today: Voices from Warsaw and Jerusalem

Love or Perish: A Holocaust Survivor’s Vision for Interfaith Peace