Judaism is about love : recovering the heart of Jewish life / Shai Held.
"A profound, startling new understanding of Jewish life, illuminating the forgotten heart of Jewish theology and practice: love."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374192440
- ISBN: 0374192448
- Physical Description: viii, 546 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The self facing a loving God. We are loved ; The gifts of God flow through you: grace, gratitude, and generosity ; Sacred indignation: on protest -- Widening circles: whom should we love?. Learning to love and be loved: the family ; Loving our neighbor: Judaism's "great principle," but what does it mean? ; Loving our own, and everyone else too: Judaism's particularist universalism -- Human dignity and solidarity: Judaism's other "great principle" ; Loving the stranger: the Bible's moral revolution ; Must we love our enemies too? -- Hesed: bringing God's love to other people. Imitating God: the beginning and end of Judaism is love ; Love in the ruins: responding to devastation ; Waiting for God -- Theology of a loving God. The God of Judaism (and of the "Old Testament") is a god of love ; Engaging chosenness: what it does and doesn't mean ; Loving a loving God -- Conclusion: Judaism is about love. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | God (Judaism) > Love. God (Judaism) > Worship and love. |
Genre: | Informational works. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Camden County Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 4 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Camden County Library District - Osage Beach | 296.311 Held (Text) | 31320003966061 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |