DOI: 10.4324/9780415249126-J046-1
Version: v1, Published online: 1998
Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/heschel-abraham-joshua-1907-72/v-1
Version: v1, Published online: 1998
Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/heschel-abraham-joshua-1907-72/v-1
Article Summary
Born in Warsaw and educated there and in Berlin, Abraham Joshua Heschel moved to the USA in 1940, where he lived and taught for the rest of his life. His elegantly written books and essays and his striking personality made him a key figure in American Jewish philosophical theology after the Second World War. Written in German, English, Hebrew and Yiddish, his books reflect widely on the Hebrew Bible, Talmud and midrash, and on Jewish mystical writings, continuously engaging with contemporary philosophy and theology.
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Novak, David. Heschel, Abraham Joshua (1907–72), 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-J046-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/heschel-abraham-joshua-1907-72/v-1.
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Novak, David. Heschel, Abraham Joshua (1907–72), 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-J046-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/heschel-abraham-joshua-1907-72/v-1.
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