The Book of Words: Talking Spiritual Life, Living Spiritual Talk (Kushner) Revised Edition

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ISBN-13: 978-1580230209
ISBN-10: 1580230202
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The Book of Words: Talking Spiritual Life, Living Spiritual Talk collects Rabbi Lawrence Kushner's inspiring, entertaining, unconventional definitions of 30 Hebrew words. "According to the Hebrew Bible, God made the world with words," Kushner writes. "Not only are words the instrument of creation, in Judaism they are the primary reality itself." According to this belief, Kushner proceeds to meditate and play with spiritually charged words such as "Love," "Water," and some surprising choices such as "Garbage." Each short essay ends with a kavanah, or meditative exercise, designed to "help the reader 'live in the word.'" This book is among Kushner's best and is an excellent companion to Arthur Green's These Are The Words or to Kushner's own The Book of Letters. --Michael Joseph Gross

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"What a delightful wholeness of intellectual vigor and meditative playfulness, and all in a tone of gentleness that speaks to this gentile."
Rt. Rev. Krister Stendahl, former dean of Harvard Divinity School, bishop emeritus of Stockholm

"It is wonderful! A surprise at every page. His translations and elaborations provoke and stimulate the religious imagination."
Rabbi Neil Gillman, chair, department of Jewish philosophy, Jewish Theological Seminary

“Lifts the spirit from the mundane, through the vast expanse of tradition, to the face of God and then, quite miraculously, returns the spirit to daily life. . . much more than a book of words; it is a way of faithful living.”
The Rev. Dr. Richard Valantasis, assistant professor of theological studies, St. Louis University

“We have another Buber here, a Heschel ... Kushner expresses the truly profound with joy, lightness and humor.”
Father M. Basil Pennington, St. Joseph's Abbey

“Breathes new life into a vocabulary that many may have thought to be irrelevant or outdated. Kushner is one of the great spiritual teachers of our time. He once again succeeds in offering us wisdom and inspiration.”
Dr. Ellen M. Umansky, coeditor, Four Centuries of Jewish Women's Spirituality

“To bring new light to old words is the gift that a wise person gives to us. For that reason we are all deeply in debt to Rabbi Lawrence Kushner.”
Dr. Lawrence S. Cunningham, chairman, department of theology, Notre Dame

“Provides wonderfully easy access to the riches of Jewish spiritual tradition.... He is a seeker who blazes a trail for others to joyously journey.”
Dr. David A. Teutsch, president, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College


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  • Publisher : Jewish Lights; Revised edition (November 1, 1993)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 142 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 1580230202
  • ISBN-13 : 978-1580230209
  • Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions : 6 x 0.41 x 9 inches
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