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Excerpt from Faith and Reason: An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thought
However, it wants to do more than tell the story of their lives. Their ideas and experiences may help us discover what faith itself means. Men who have spoken in and to our own age can probably give us a deeper insight into the nature and meaning of faith than men of earlier centuries; and after we have listened to the language of faith in our time we may be in a better position to understand the classical documents of faith as well. A Modern man finds it difficult, to understand what faith is; he finds it even more difficult to have faith. Faith requires the ability to listen. It is for this reason that the watch - word of Judaism opens with the word shema Hear. Modern man, however, rarely pauses to listen. He is rarely alone. He is busy surrounded by crowds, engulfed by noise, submerged_ in his work or strenuously absorbed in leisure-time activities. He lacks the peace in which alone the still small voice of faith can speak.
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However, it wants to do more than tell the story of their lives. Their ideas and experiences may help us discover what faith itself means. Men who have spoken in and to our own age can probably give us a deeper insight into the nature and meaning of faith than men of earlier centuries; and after we have listened to the language of faith in our time we may be in a better position to understand the classical documents of faith as well. A Modern man finds it difficult, to understand what faith is; he finds it even more difficult to have faith. Faith requires the ability to listen. It is for this reason that the watch - word of Judaism opens with the word shema Hear. Modern man, however, rarely pauses to listen. He is rarely alone. He is busy surrounded by crowds, engulfed by noise, submerged_ in his work or strenuously absorbed in leisure-time activities. He lacks the peace in which alone the still small voice of faith can speak.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Samuel Hugo Bergman
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ISBN - 9780265618493
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 156
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Contributors
Author
Samuel Hugo Bergman
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ISBN - 9781330283653
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 158
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