Abraham Joshua Heschel, Lectionary Poetry, Mirosalv Volf, Rumi, more Jan. 11

Abraham Joshua Heschel, Lectionary Poetry, Mirosalv Volf, Rumi, more Jan. 11 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Mon, 01/11/21

January 11, 2021

"When the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendor of the past; when faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion--its message becomes meaningless."

- Abraham Joshua Heschel,
theologian

Today is Rabbi Heschel's birthday, born 1907

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Lectionary Poetry –
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New Book Releases – Week of 11 January 2021 – George Saunders, More

Here are a few new book releases from this week that
are worth checking out… George Saunders, Miroslav Volf, Angie Thomas, MORE

Jack Levison – An Unconventional God [Review]

Learning to Make Sense of Jesus
A Review of
An Unconventional God:
The Spirit According to Jesus by Jack Levison
(Paperback: Baker Academic, 2020)
Reviewed by Dan Schmidt

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Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books