Susannah Heschel
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“In a powerful and inspiring spiritual guide, Thom Rock offers journeys to a more profound inner life that will resonate with both the initiated and the skeptics. This is a book for individuals, friends, and communities hoping for sparks to greater intensity and joy in their lives.”
Abraham Joshua Heschel--Philosopher of Wonder
Philosophy
“Maurice Friedman gives us a beautiful, inspiring portrait of his relationship with my father over the course of many decades. His book is a superb introduction to my father's life and thought and is filled with love and admiration.”
American Rabbis, Second Edition
World Religions
“Few professions are as demanding as the rabbinate, and David Zucker presents a wonderful overview of our expectations and our fantasies of the clergy who serve the Jewish community in America. His study is fascinating and tremendously insightful, outlining the joys of the profession as well as the challenges and difficulties, especially facing women rabbis. This is an impressive study and a gripping read!”
Between the Swastika and the Sickle
History & Biography
“James Edwards has composed an important and wonderfully written biography of a pivotal figure in the study of the New Testament, Ernst Lohmeyer. Even more: this book gives us a fascinating depiction of German theological scholarship before, during, and after the Nazi years.”
Exploring Our Hebraic Heritage
Theology
“For two thousand years, we have longed for a Christian scholar of Judaism as sensitive and knowledgeable as Marvin Wilson, and his work fulfills our hopes. Insightful and deeply learned, this book is a remarkable example of a Christian theology that affirms Judaism with respect and appreciation.”
How Luther Became the Reformer
History & Biography
“With impressive clarity and insight, Christine Helmer presentsa vivid understanding of how the medieval Catholic reformer was mythologized into the great Protestantreformer.”
World Religions
“For too long, Jews were not supposed to know the writings of the brilliant and provocative Rabbi Jonathan Eibeschuetz, long considered a frightful heretic. Thanks to David Halperin’s superb translation and introduction, we now have access to this daring, fascinating rabbi. The book is a delicious experience of outrageous yet seductive ideas that are thrilling to read.”
In Search for a Theology Capable of Mourning
Theology
“This book is a fascinating and provocative collection of religious reflections by one of today’s most creative and provocative theologians, Martin Rumscheidt. Drawing from his own personal experience as a son of Nazi Germany, Rumscheidt explores how Christianity might recover its integrity and lead the world forward in a moral and spiritual revolution. He speaks to Christians, Jews, and all those concerned with the consequences of war, genocide, and human cruelty.”
World Religions
“Judaism: Practice and Belief is the most comprehensive, fresh, and original study of Judaism during the era in which Christianity arose. This is a book about what ordinary Jews in antiquity believed and how they practiced their religion in Palestine. Written with clarity and tremendous insight, this is a masterful study by one of the greatest scholars of our time.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“With this great book, Halvor Moxnes has transformed the study of the New Testament! We do not know Jesus, we remember Jesus, he argues, and he explores the memories expressed in the canonical Gospels, the apocryphal gospels, Jewish texts—all the way to the modern period, when scholars thought they were reconstructing history rather than grasping at memory. What will the future memories of Jesus bring to us? Moxnes tantalizes us, raising questions about historical and political contexts that shape our memories, and insisting that we consider our memories in light of our ethical commitments. A fabulous book for students, scholars, and interesting people!”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“The most important scholar of Christian origins gives us a brilliant, new, exciting picture of Paul, his life and his teachings. E.P. Sanders transformed the field of New Testament studies several decades ago, and he continues to expand our thinking with his extraordinary knowledge and original insights. With this remarkable book, we come to know Paul as a thinker, leader, and theologian in fresh, fascinating ways.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“The United States is uniquely attuned to the prophets of the Hebrew Bible and their passion for justice and social empathy. Even in our secular age, the fascinating articles in this book demonstrate that the voice of the prophets still rings loud and clear in our country. Want to lift your spirits? Read this book!”
World Religions
“In narrating her remarkable spiritual and physical journey of self-discovery, Eleanor Mallet gives voice to the story of an entire generation of baby-boomer Jews. Her explorations of America, Israel, and Berlin as the three major pivots defining modern Jewish identity show us why hers is the generation that regenerated Jewish life after the Holocaust.”
Theology
“The relationship between Christians and Jews has had few moments as dramatic and significant as the encounter between Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy and Franz Rosenzweig, two of the greatest religious thinkers of the twentieth century. This extraordinary collection of articles illuminates the intensity of their relationship and will inspire us to forge new paths of mutuality in our multireligious world.”
The Male Body in Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Theology
World Religions
“In this groundbreaking study, Yakir Englander looks at the ultra-Orthodox understandings of the male body and the challenges of sexuality to a life of piety. Drawing from classical rabbinic texts and from more recent Jewish pietistic teachings, both Hasidic and Lithuanian, he offers a profound analysis of Jewish sexuality, piety, and maleness.”
History & Biography
“A remarkably original and exciting approach to the beginnings of both Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. Rather than Christianity emerging as a repudiation of Judaism, this book demonstrates that both religions took shape during the same era, influencing one another through close contacts, and that only after 400 C.E. can we speak of two separate religions.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This is the most thorough and systematic survey ever undertaken of women in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures. The editors have gathered articles by the finest scholars, who present the most up-to-date results of biblical scholarship on women. An indispensable companion for anyone studying the Bible.”
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