Prayer after the death of God : a phenomenological study of Hebrew literature /

The 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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sagi, Abraham (Author)
Other Authors:	Stein, Batya (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Brighton, Massachusetts : Academic Studies Press, [2016]
Series:	Emunot.
Subjects:	Hebrew poetry, Modern > History and criticism. Hebrew literature, Modern > History and criticism. Prayer in literature. Death of God.

Table of Contents:

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
Index