God in search of man : a philosophy of Judaism / Abraham Joshua Heschel. [print]

Includes bibliographical references.

I. God. Self-understanding of Judaism -- Ways to his presence -- The sublime -- Wonder -- Sense of mystery -- The enigma is not solved -- Awe -- Glory -- The world -- A question addressed to us -- An ontological presupposition -- About the meaning of God -- God in search of man -- Insight -- Faith

II. Revelation. The idea of revelation -- The prophetic understatement -- The mystery of revelation -- The paradox of Sinai -- A religion of time -- Process and event -- Israel's commitment -- The Bible and the world -- Faith with the prophets -- The principle of revelation

III. Response. A science of deeds -- More than inwardness -- Kavanah -- Religious behaviorism -- The problem of polarity -- Mitsvah and sin -- The problem of evil -- The problem of the neutral -- The self and the non-self -- The deed redeems -- Freedom -- The spirit of Judaism.

"Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and "God in Search of Man "and its companion volume," Man Is Not Alone," two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology. "God in Search of Man" combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence, and compassion as Dr. Heschel discusses not man's search for God but God's for man--the notion of a Chosen People, an idea which, he writes, "signifies not a quality inherent in the people but a relationship between the people and God." It is an extraordinary description of the nature of Biblical thought, and how that thought becomes faith"--