Spiritual Radical: Abraham Joshua Heschel in America, 1940-1972 Book

Introduction     ix
Cincinnati: The War Years     1
First Year in America (1940-1941)     4
Hebrew Union College (1941-1943)     19
Institutional Struggles and World War (1942-1944)     35
Architecture of a New Theology (1944-1945)     51
Rescuing the American Soul     67
First Years in New York (1945-1949)     70
Books of Spiritual Rescue (1948-1951)     97
Theological Revolution (1950-1952)     115
Critique of American Judaism (1952-1954)     137
A Jewish Summa Theologica (1952-1956)     157
Spiritual Radical     175
Building Bridges (1956-1959)     178
A Prophetic Witness (1960-1963)     197
We Shall Overcome (1963-1966)     214
Apostle to the Gentiles     235
Confronting the Church (1961-1964)     238
Vulnerable Prophet (1964-1965)     258
Interfaith Triumphs (1963-1966)     277
Final Years     295
Vietnam and Israel (1965-1967)     298
Dismay and Exaltation (1968-1969)     319
Stronger Than Death (1969-1971)     338
Summation of a Life (1972)     358
A Pluralistic Legacy     376
Notes     387
References     467
Permissions and Credits     497
Acknowledgments     499
Index     503