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Spiritual Radical: Abraham Joshua Heschel in America.

Publication: American Jewish History
Publication Date: 01-SEP-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Spiritual Radical: Abraham Joshua Heschel in America.(Book review)

Article Excerpt
Spiritual Radical: Abraham Joshua Heschel in America. By Edward K. Kaplan. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. 544 pp.

Few figures have captured the popular imagination of American Jews like Abraham Joshua Heschel. The image of Heschel with his white hair, beard, and yarmulke standing next to Martin Luther King Jr. on the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, stands as iconic demonstration of the Jewish commitment to civil rights and social justice. Rabbis and Jewish educators commonly cite Heschel's poetic descriptions of awe and wonder to emphasize Judaism's compatibility with spiritual seeking and mystical experiences. Heschel's partnership with leading American Protestant theologians, such as Reinhold Niebuhr, symbolizes the unique American synthesis between Judaism and Christianity.

Spiritual Radical: Abraham Joshua Heschel in America provides a fascinating and much-needed account of this legendary figure's experiences in America that complicates...

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