02602nam 22004815 450 991086106870332120230906190842.01-61811-504-910.1515/9781618115041(CKB)3710000000851809(MiAaPQ)EBC4568893(DE-B1597)541054(OCoLC)1135578916(DE-B1597)9781618115041(EXLCZ)99371000000085180920191221d2016 fg engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPrayer After the Death of God A Phenomenological Study of Hebrew Literature /Avi SagiBoston, MA :Academic Studies Press,[2016]©20161 online resource (210 pages)Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah1-61811-503-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgements --Introduction --Chapter 1: Prayer and Hebrew Literature --Chapter 2: "The Death of God" and the Possibility of Prayer --Chapter 3: Prayer as a Primary Datum --Chapter 4: Between Self-Reflection and Ontological Event --Chapter 5: Grappling with the Addressee Problem --Chapter 6: Reconstructing the "Death of God" Moment --Chapter 7: Humans as Praying Beings: A Phenomenological Profile --Bibliography --IndexThe widespread view is that prayer is the center of religious existence and that understanding the meaning of prayer requires that we assume God is its sole destination. This book challenges this assumption and, through a phenomenological analysis of the meaning of prayer in modern Hebrew literature, shows that prayer does not depend at all on the addressee-humans are praying beings. Prayer is, above all, the recognition that we are free to transcend the facts of our life and an expression of the hope that we can override the weight of our past and present circumstances.Hebrew poetry, ModernHistory and criticismHebrew literature, ModernHistory and criticismHebrew poetry, ModernHistory and criticism.Hebrew literature, ModernHistory and criticism.892.41091Sagi Abrahamauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.1097613Stein Batya852864DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910861068703321Prayer After the Death of God4167151UNINA