
Talking about God
Exploring the Meaning of Religious Life with Kierkegaard, Buber, Tillich and Heschel
- 160 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Talking about God
Exploring the Meaning of Religious Life with Kierkegaard, Buber, Tillich and Heschel
About this book
Challenge Yourself to Delve into a Deeper Interfaith Dialogue
"To wrestle with the ideas these thinkers present is to find ourselves challenged to look at our own religious lives in new ways; and to appreciate the spiritual endeavors of others, whatever form their religious expression may take. To engage with these thinkers can leave us enlarged in our perception of human religiousness and deepened in our appreciation of it."
—from the Conclusion
The modern age of religion is characterized by dialogue. Jews and Christians together explore the realities and meaning of living in proximity to one another. Yet for all the good will and sincerity of intention, too often such discussions fail to progress beyond well-intentioned pleasantries to the challenging content that can truly deepen our understanding of each other.
This fascinating and accessible introduction to the theologies of four modern religious thinkers will help you break through the superficial generalities to plumb the depths of religious differences and embrace the commonalities. Examining the lives and works of Søren Kierkegaard, Martin Buber, Paul Tillich and Abraham Joshua Heschel through the lens of their treatment of the Bible and the biblical patriarch Abraham, you will take part in a discussion of the very phenomenon of religion and what part it plays in living a fully engaged human life.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface: Living in an Age of Dialogue
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Thinking Religiously
- 1 Søren Kierkegaard: The Knight of Faith
- 2 Martin Buber: The Human-Divine Conversation: Religion as Relationship
- 3 Paul Tillich: The Quest for “The God Above God”
- 4 Abraham Joshua Heschel: God’s Need for Man: Faith as a Call to Action
- Conclusion: Naming the Unnameable: Four Paths to Religious Understanding
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Credits
- About SkyLight Paths
- Copyright