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Sacred Attunement
Michael Fishbane
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Description for Sacred Attunement
Paperback. Intends to renew Jewish theology for our time, in the larger context of modern and postmodern challenges to theology and theological thought in the broadest sense. After introducing his hermeneutical theology, the author focuses on modes of self-cultivation for awakening and sustaining a covenant theology. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
"Sacred Attunement" is Michael Fishbane's attempt to renew Jewish theology for our time, in the larger context of modern and postmodern challenges to theology and theological thought in the broadest sense. Fishbane regrounds theology in this setting and opens up new pathways through nature, art, and the theological dimension as a whole. After introducing his hermeneutical theology, Fishbane focuses on modes of self-cultivation for awakening and sustaining a covenant theology. Finally, he takes up questions of scripture, authority, belief, despair, and obligation as theological topics in their own right. "Sacred Attunement" is a work of uncommon personal integrity and originality ... Read more
"Sacred Attunement" is Michael Fishbane's attempt to renew Jewish theology for our time, in the larger context of modern and postmodern challenges to theology and theological thought in the broadest sense. Fishbane regrounds theology in this setting and opens up new pathways through nature, art, and the theological dimension as a whole. After introducing his hermeneutical theology, Fishbane focuses on modes of self-cultivation for awakening and sustaining a covenant theology. Finally, he takes up questions of scripture, authority, belief, despair, and obligation as theological topics in their own right. "Sacred Attunement" is a work of uncommon personal integrity and originality ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226251721
SKU
V9780226251721
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About Michael Fishbane
Michael Fishbane is the Nathan Cummings Professor of Jewish Studies in the Divinity School and a member of the Committee on Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago. He is the author of many books, including, most recently, Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking.
Reviews for Sacred Attunement
"A passionately poetic devotion to the ideal of religious living, one that is serious without being preachy. When Fishbane tells us that the reality of God erupted into Jewish consciousness at Sinai, and that we have been trying to make sense of and respond to that event ever since, it is clear that he has been doing this in his ... Read more