{"product_id":"a-living-covenant-hardcover","title":"A Living Covenant - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hartman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"'A covenantal vision of life, with \u003ci\u003emitzvah\u003c\/i\u003e (divine commandment) as the central organizing principle in the relationship between Jews and God, liberates the intellect and the moral will. I seek to show that a tradition mediated by the Sinai covenant can encourage the development of a human being who is not afraid to assume responsibility for the ongoing drama of Jewish history. Passive resignation is seen not to be an essential trait of one whose relationship to God is mediated by the hearing of \u003ci\u003emitzvot\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e--from the Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis interpretation of Jewish teaching will appeal to all people seeking to understand the relationship between the idea of divine demand and the human response, between religious tradition and modernity. Hartman shows that a life lived in Jewish tradition need not be passive, insulated, or self-effacing, but can be lived in the modern pluralistic world with passion, tolerance, and spontaneity. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Judaic tradition is often seen as being more concerned with uncritical obedience to law than with individual freedom and responsibility. In \u003ci\u003eA Living Covenant, \u003c\/i\u003e Hartman challenges this approach by revealing a Judaism grounded in a covenant--a relational framework--informed by the metaphor of marital love rather than that of parent-child dependency. This view of life places the individual firmly within community. Hartman shows that the Judaic tradition need not be understood in terms of human passivity and resignation, but rather as a vehicle by which human individuality and freedom can be expressed within a relational matrix. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760234103072,"sku":"9781681629605","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/95bf7ba6320e6cf7b61358e5e9dc21cd.webp?v=1780175211","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-living-covenant-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}