such a lot reports of Abraham Joshua Heschel procedure him as a theologian, while this publication friends at the back of the theologian and honors Heschel because the unique thinker that he was once. So it finds Heschel’s epistemology, his aesthetic, and his social philosophy, all strengthened by means of the thirty years of friendship and discussion that Maurice Friedman shared with him.

This publication increases considerably severe questions bearing on Heschel’s philosophy of Judaism whereas last significantly appreciative of the sweep and command of his philosophy that Friedman believes weren't sufficiently labored through.

“In Abraham Joshua Heschel, Maurice Friedman, the disciple and most excellent interpreter of Martin Buber, has given us a lucid and deeply own account of his distinct friendship with Abraham Heschel, the main inventive Jewish philosopher of the 20 th century. Friedman’s love for Heschel might be noticeable during the e-book besides the fact that those philosophers held varied perspectives on faith and Judaism. Friedman is helping us comprehend why Heschel is taken into account through many to be the Jewish saint of his generation.”
—Harold Kasimow, Professor Emeritus of spiritual stories, Grinnell College

“Few people get to adventure a significant dating with a very good religious instructor, resembling Friedman did with Heschel. i discovered this publication to supply splendidly wealthy insights into Heschel’s lived knowledge and ethical grandeur. Abraham Joshua Heschel offers an evocative account of the dialogical interactions among those impressive thinkers.”
—Kenneth P. Kramer, Professor Emeritus of Comparative spiritual reports, San Jose kingdom University

“Maurice Friedman offers us a gorgeous, inspiring portrait of his dating with my father over the process many a long time. His e-book is an excellent creation to my father’s existence and notion and is full of love and admiration.”
—Susannah Heschel, Professor of Jewish stories, Dartmouth College

Maurice S. Friedman was once Professor Emeritus of faith, Philosophy, and Comparative Literature at San Diego kingdom collage. he's the writer or editor of over fifty books, together with a translation of Martin Buber’s Hasidism and sleek guy (2005) and Abraham Joshua Heschel & Elie Wiesel, you're My Witnesses (1987).