Major Philosophers of Jewish Prayer in the 20th Century

by Cohen, Jack J.

• ISBN13: 9780823219575
• ISBN10: 0823219577
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Fordham University Press

Summary

Major Philosophers of Jewish Prayer in the Twentieth Century addresses the troubling questions posed by the modern Jewish worshiper, including such obstacles to prayer as the inability to concentrate on the words and meanings of formal liturgy, the paucity of emotional involvement, the lack of theological conviction, the anthropomorphic and particularly the masculine emphasis of prayer nomenclature, and other matters. In assessing these difficultites, Cohen brings to the reader the writings on prayer of some seminal 20th century Jewish theologians. These include Herman Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig, Avraham Yitzhak, Hoakohen Kook, Mordecai M. Kaplan, R. Arele, Aaron Rote, Elie Munk, Abraham J. Heschel, Jakob J. Petuchowski, Eugene B. Borowitz, and Lawrence A. Hoffman.

Author Biography

Born in the United States, Jack J. Cohen is a Reconstructionis Rabbi living in Jerusalm, Israel.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction: The Crisis of Prayer	1	(8)
Hermann Cohen	9	(16)
Franz Rosenzweig	25	(18)
Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook	43	(17)
Mordecai M. Kaplan	60	(20)
Aaron Rote (Reb Arele)	80	(16)
Elie Munk	96	(13)
Abraham J. Heschel	109	(18)
Jakob J. Petuchowski	127	(19)
Eugene B. Borowitz	146	(18)
Lawrence A. Hoffman	164	(18)
Feminists	182	(18)
Can Prayer Be Revitalized?	200	(29)
Glossary	229	(6)
Index	235