A Touch of the Sacred: A Theologian's Informal Guide to Jewish Belief
Borowitz, Dr. Eugene B.; Schwartz, Frances
Language: English
Published by Jewish Lights, 2007
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First Edition. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. An absolutely flawless, pristine, and unread copy of this warm and accessible overview of spiritual introspection. Hardcover bound in sharp, clean cloth boards with perfect, crisp corners and a completely rigid spine. The dust jacket is immaculate, displaying brilliant color, sharp edges, and zero shelf wear, rubbing, or tears. Hinge and binding are tight, rigid, and perfectly square. The interior text block is entirely clean, crisp, and bright white throughout, free of any annotations, student highlighting, owner names, or remainder marks. A pristine, gift-quality collector's copy from one of modern Judaism's premier theologians.
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- Title
- A Touch of the Sacred: A Theologian's Informal Guide to Jewish Belief
- Author
- Borowitz, Dr. Eugene B.; Schwartz, Frances
- Publisher
- Jewish Lights
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1580233376
- ISBN 13
- 9781580233378
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions
- 6 inches width by 9 inches height by 0.64 inches depth
Powerful, soul-strengthening musings from the leading theologian of liberal Judaism.
“Too often, books on religion are written either primarily for the head or for the heart―as if thinking people don’t also feel intuitively, and spiritual types never think much at all. Bosh! Here is our special mix for you…. It is our hope that these pieces will serve as unique windows into Judaism―in bite-size, sacred ‘touches’.”
―from the Introduction
For the first time, Dr. Eugene Borowitz, the “dean” of liberal Jewish theologians, opens his heart as well as his mind as he talks about the mix of faith and doubt, of knowing and not-knowing―the elements of Jewish belief―in an easily accessible style.
In these pages, Borowitz shares with you his rich inner life, which draws from both the rational and mystical Jewish thought that have inspired two generations of rabbis, cantors, and educators, and will now inspire you. With him, you will explore:
- Seeking the Sacred One
- Doing Holy Deeds
- Creating Sacred Community
- Reading Sacred Texts
- Thinking about Holiness
- Learning from Holy Thinkers
- and much, much more…
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About the Author
Dr. Eugene B. Borowitz, the leading theologian of liberal Judaism, is the Sigmund L. Falk Distinguished Professor of Education and Jewish Religious Thought at the New York School of Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion where he has taught since 1962. He is a prolific author, having written many articles and books, and was the founding editor of Sh'ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility. His book, The Mask Jews Wear, received the National Jewish Book Award in the field of Jewish Thought.
Frances W. Schwartz is coauthor, with Borowitz, of The Jewish Moral Virtues, and is adult learning coordinator of the Union for Reform Judaism. She teaches Jewish adults in many different venues.
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