A Baptist Among the Jews
Mary Blye Howe(Author)
Jossey-Bass (Publisher)
Published on 7. July 2003
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7879-6558-7 (ISBN)
Description
Like most Christians, Mary Blye Howe was uninformed about Jewish ritual and tradition. To satisfy her curiosity, she joined a Jewish study group held in the home of a Hasidic rabbi. "A Baptist Among the Jews" is Howe's first person account of her eye opening experience of studying with that welcoming group and how this experience led her to a deeper, richer relationship with her God. While learning about the traditions of Judaism and studying the Torah, Howe discovered a new world of worship and ritual that expanded her experience to include several different Jewish groups, among them Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox. She reveled in the joys of arguing with God (even though God always wins), synagogue hopping on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, and dancing with a sefer torah through the streets of Dallas. Page after page, we join Howe on her religious quest and discover how her once narrow concept of God has expanded with her ability to read the scriptures and understand this new faith. Howe's profound and transforming experiences helped her develop a new sense of worship - one that eschews spectatorship in favor of participation.
Reviews / Votes
"...it is also rich in description and reflection as she looks at women in Judaism, historic and contemporary Hasidism." (Publishers Weekly, May 26, 2003)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-6558-7 (9780787965587)
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Persons
Mary Blye Howe is a cradle Southern Baptist who has found a warm, welcoming second home among several Jewish congregations in the Dallas, Texas, area. She has published over 100 articles in more than 60 diverse periodicals, including Entrepreneur, the Dallas Morning News, and the Chicago Tribune.
Content
Acknowledgments. Foreword by John Wilson. Chapter One: Hanging with the Jews. Chapter Two: Arguing with God. Chapter Three: Dancing with the Torah. Chapter Four: Discovering the Passionate Hebrew God. Chapter Five: Women in Yarmulkes. Chapter Six: Men in Black Hats. Chapter Seven: Hungering for My Roots. Chapter Eight: A Spiritual Journey. Afterword by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner. Judaism 101. Glossary. Recommended reading. Notes. References. The author.