| Godwrestling-- Round 2: Ancient Wisdom, Future Paths Revised Edition Contributor(s): Waskow, Arthur O. (Author), Gillman, Neil (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1879045729 ISBN-13: 9781879045729 Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1998 Annotation: How can we turn our religion into our lives? Wrestle with it. The sequel to his 1978 classic that helped pioneer the Jewish Renewal movement. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 296 |
| LCCN: 95024935 |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6.01" W x 8.93" (1.10 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: What do we need to do to turn our "religion" into our lives? This 20th anniversary sequel to a seminal book of the Jewish renewal movement deals with spirituality in relation to personal growth, marriage, ecology, feminism, politics, and more. Including new chapters, Waskow outlines original ways to merge religious life and personal life in our society today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Waskow, Arthur O.: - Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow is recognized as one of the leading thinkers of the Jewish renewal movement. He has been at the forefront of creating Jewish renewal theory, practice and institutions. He founded and directs The Shalom Center, and is a Pathfinder of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, an international network. He is founder and editor of the journal New Menorah, and helped found the Fabrangen Cheder and the National Havurah Committee. His previous books include Godwrestling; Godwrestling--Round 2: Ancient Wisdom, Future Paths, which was named "Best Religion Book of the Year"; The Freedom Seder; Seasons of Our Joy; Freedom Journeys: The Tale of Exodus and Wilderness across Millennia; Torah of the Earth: Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology in Jewish Thought, Vol. 1: Biblical Israel and Rabbinic Judaism; Torah of the Earth: Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology in Jewish Thought, Vol. 2: Zionism and Eco-Judaism and Down-to-Earth Judaism. He is the co-editor of Trees, Earth, Torah: A Tu B'Shvat Anthology (Jewish Publication Society). He and his wife, Phyllis Berman, who is also a leader of Jewish renewal, often join to speak, teach new forms of prayer and lead retreats and workshops in many Jewish and interreligious settings. Together they wrote Tales of Tikkun: New Jewish Stories to Heal the Wounded World.Waskow lives in the Philadelphia area. He has two grown children of his own, is "associate parent" for two others and has one son-in-law and one daughter-in-law. Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow is available to speak on the following topics:
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