{"product_id":"a-living-covenant-9781580230117","title":"A Living Covenant","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHartman, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A world-renowned philosopher and social activist, \u003cstrong\u003eDr. David Hartman\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(\u003cem\u003ez\"l\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e was the founder and president emeritus of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Named after his late father, the Institute is dedicated to developing a new understanding of classical Judaism that provides moral and spiritual direction for Judaism's confrontation with modernity.Formerly professor emeritus at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, he received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University's theological seminary in New York City. He is the author of many award-winning books, including \u003cem\u003eFrom Defender to Critic: The Search for a New Jewish Self\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe God Who Hates Lies: Confronting and Rethinking Jewish Tradition\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eA Heart of Many Rooms: Celebrating the Many Voices within Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e, finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e \"Best Book of the Year\"; and \u003cem\u003eLove and Terror in the God Encounter: The Theological Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik\u003c\/em\u003e (all Jewish Lights). His classic works \u003cem\u003eA Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e (Jewish Lights) and \u003cem\u003eMaimonides: Torah and Philosophic Quest\u003c\/em\u003e both were winners of the National Jewish Book Award.","brand":"Jewish Lights Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505297199378,"sku":"9781580230117","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5ec00e6-3215-4d34-9a79-cec72a166ca0.jpg?v=1730836827","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-living-covenant-9781580230117","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}