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	Podcast:		New Books in Jewish Studies
	Episode:		Shai Held, “Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence” (Indiana UP, 2013)
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		00:29:31
	Publish Date:		2016-02-16 09:04:46
	Description:		In Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence (Indiana University Press, 2013), Shai Held, Co-Founder, Dean and Chair in Jewish Thought at Mechon Hadar, offers a sympathetic, yet critical, examination of the thought of this influential mid-twentieth century theologian, scholar, and activist. Held identifies a central theme that runs through all of Heschel’s writing: the idea of transcendence–the movement from self-centeredness to God-centeredness. For Heschel, prayer is the paradigmatic spiritual act, one that tries to bring God back into the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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