{"product_id":"a-passion-for-truth-9781879045415","title":"A Passion for Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is comparatively easy to preach joy and fervor, but to demand Truth is like shaping marble without tools. And so  the Kotzker] went looking for a few surging people and called loudly upon their souls to bend their conceit and see the Truth beneath the soil.... \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis was not a philosophical inquiry into the nature of Truth but a scrutiny of men's lives in relation to Truth. Religion, the Kotzker maintained, was not simply an act of adopting a system of beliefs and certain modes of conduct; test and trial were needed, and one had to ascertain through introspection whether one's beliefs were genuine or not, and whether one acted out Truth or lived a life of pretense.... \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKierkegaard made it his task \"to reintroduce Christianity into Christendom.\" The Kotzker sought to reintroduce authenticity to Jewish life. Kierkegaard's posthumous impact has been powerful. But has the Kotzker affected Jewish self-understanding? \u003cbr\u003e--from \u003ci\u003eA Passion for Truth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-152750\"\u003eAbraham Joshua Heschel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jewish Lights Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.47w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781879045415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1879045419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL040010\"\u003eJudaism | Rituals \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jewish Lights Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42679369564397,"sku":"9781879045415","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_58974624-3005-408f-b4e6-44ce68882668.jpg?v=1649682360","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-passion-for-truth-9781879045415","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}