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Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel were two of the most significant religious leaders of the twentieth century. While these men came from very different backgrounds—Heschel from Eastern Europe and King from the American South—they worked closely together on a number of social justice issues throughout the 1960s. In this course, the lives and writings of Heschel and King are critically examined, exploring areas of commonality and difference. How did these men read the sacred texts of their traditions? Who were their teachers and spiritual guides? Where do Heschel and King fit within the history of American religion?
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Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) was a formidable Jewish teacher, theologian, and social activist. He was born into a Hasidic dynasty in Warsaw, Poland, and went on to earn a doctorate at the University of Berlin. Heschel left Nazi Germany for the United States where in 1940 he joined the faculty of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, followed by a move to the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he was a Professor of Ethics and Mysticism until his death.
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One of the most influential religious leaders of the 20th century, Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907–1972) called to—and was heeded by—both Jews and Christians. Born into a Polish Hasidic dynasty and deported by the Nazis, Heschel inextricably linked spirituality and social activism. After fleeing to the United States, he became a powerful voice for spiritual renewal and social change. He passionately and pointedly challenged Jews and Christians to become God’s partners in the creation of a just and compassionate world. Literally “walking the walk,“ he marched for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. and was a leader in the anti-Vietnam War movement.
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Abraham Joshua Heschel lived out his name. As Abraham, he possessed that distinctive combination of compassion and justice. "He kept the way of the Lord by doing what is just and right." He risked his life, his reputation, the affection of his friends and colleagues to fight for the disenfranchised of this world. At the same time, he could pray for and even forgive those who offended him. Some called him Father Abraham.
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Abraham Joshua Heschel was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1907. He received his doctorate at the University of Berlin and subsequently taught not only in Berlin but in Frankfurt and London. He came to the United States in 1940 at the invitation of the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, where he served on the faculty for five years. From 1945 until his death, December 23, 1972, he was Professor of Ethics and Mysticism at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. He was the author of more than a dozen books on philosophy, prayer, symbolism, and Hebrew studies.
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Abraham Joshua Heschel was born in Warsaw in 1907. He was a descendant of numerous Hasidic dynasties. He spent his formative years learning at a traditional Heder and Yeshiva, like all Eastern European Jews with his religious background.
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