Overview
This book sets forth a new area in the study of extraordinary individuals in religious traditions. It develops the category of “Religious Genius” as an alternative to existing categories, primarily “saint.” It constructs a model by which to appreciate these individuals, suggesting key characteristics such as love, humility, and self-surrender. Religious geniuses transform their traditions and their legacies endure through these very transformations. They also inspire changes across religious boundaries and traditions. The study of religious geniuses in various faith traditions therefore advances interfaith engagement today. The book complements existing, primarily historical, studies of saints by offering a phenomenological approach that seeks to touch the subjectivity of these individuals, and how they have affected the unfolding of their religious traditions.
Full Product Details
Author: Alon Goshen-Gottstein
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Weight: 2.753kg
ISBN: 9783319856827
ISBN 10: 3319856820
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 13 May 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
“The volume … not only mirrors the scrupulous reflection processes that preceded its emergence but provides also much-valued insights into the kitchen of interreligious encounters. … In addition to being a ‘must read’ for everybody interested in interreligious issues, the volume provides also valuable philosophical and methodological insights.” (Dirk-Martin Grube, NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion, Vol. 73 (1), 2019)
The volume ... not only mirrors the scrupulous reflection processes that preceded its emergence but provides also much-valued insights into the kitchen of interreligious encounters. ... In addition to being a 'must read' for everybody interested in interreligious issues, the volume provides also valuable philosophical and methodological insights. (Dirk-Martin Grube, NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion, Vol. 73 (1), 2019)
Author Information
Alon Goshen-Gottstein is the founder and director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute, headquartered in Jerusalem. He is acknowledged as one of the foremost theoreticians of interreligious relations, with a special focus on Jewish theology of religions. He has published over a dozen authored and edited volumes in the field. A scholar of rabbinic literature and Jewish thought, he previously taught at Tel Aviv University and directed the Center for the Study of Rabbinic Thought at Bet Morasha, Jerusalem.
