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Abraham Heschel and the phenomenon of piety /

"Piety is often regarded with a pejorative bias: a 'pious' person is thought to be overly religious. Yet historically the concept of piety has played an important role in Christian theology and practice. For Abraham Heschel, piety describes the contours of a life compatible with God&#...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Britton, Joseph Harp (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013.
Colección:T & T Clark theology
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. The nature of piety.
  • Introduction: Beginning with piety
  • Idea of piety
  • Part 2. Heschel's intellectual foundations.
  • The range of Heschel's theology
  • Beyond rationalism to understanding
  • Polarity and piety
  • Part 3. Heschel's studies of piety.
  • A phenomenology of piety
  • Piety as understanding
  • Piety as virtue
  • Part 4. The pertinence of piety.
  • Responding to the "other"
  • Engaging theology
  • Conclusion: Indications of piety for a relational theology.