God in Search of Man

Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and*God in Search of Man*and its companion volume*, Man Is Not Alone*, two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology.*God in Search of Man*combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence, and compassion as Dr. Heschel discusses not man's search for God but God's for man--the notion of a Chosen People, an idea which, he writes, "signifies not a quality inherent in the people but a relationship between the people and God." It is an extraordinary description of the nature of Biblical thought, and how that thought becomes faith.Read less