This candid and comprehensive probe into the nature of moral transgression and spiritual healing examines both the practical and philosophical dimensions of teshuvah, Judaism's core religious-moral teaching on repentance, and its value for us today.
This candid and comprehensive probe into the nature of moral transgression and spiritual healing examines both the practical and philosophical dimensions of teshuvah, Judaism's core religious-moral teaching on repentance, and its value for us today.
Dr. Louis E. Newman is the John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He is author of Past Imperatives: Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish Ethics; An Introduction to Jewish Ethics; and the LifeLights(TM) pastoral care booklet Doing Teshuvah: Undoing Mistakes, Repairing Relationships and Finding Inner Peace (Jewish Lights). Dr. Newman is available for scholar-in-residence weekends and repentance workshops. Dr. Louis Newman is available to speak on the following topics: * Repentance: It's Easier Than You Think, It's Harder Than You Imagine * Curses and Stumbling-blocks: How to Relate to the Vulnerable among Us * Judaism and Politics: Is Torah Liberal or Conservative? * Whistle-blowing: Am I My Brother's (and Sister's) Keeper? * The Narrative and the Normative: The Value of Stories for Jewish Ethics
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Foreword: The "Yet" of Teshuvah-Turning xv Preface: Our Human Capacity for Change xix Acknowledgments xxi Introduction: Exploring Teshuvah 1 Part I: The Nature of Sin 13 1. Dimensions of Sin 15 2. Sin as Illness 19 3. Suffering Shekhinah 22 4. Reverence for Sin 25 5. Sin, Guilt, and Impurity 28 6. Sin, Idolatry, and Truth 32 Part II: Release from Sin 37 7. Between Two Absolutes: God's Demands and God's Forgiveness 39 8. Responsibility and Accountability 43 9. Freedom, Fate, and Repentance 47 10. Atoning through Sacrifice 51 11. Day of Atonement 58 12. Suffering Atones 62 13. Death as Atonement 65 Part III: The Way of Teshuvah 69 14. Turning: The Meaning of a Metaphor 71 15. Step-by-Step on the Path of Repentance 77 16. It Is I 83 17. Remorse 85 18. Announce Your Sins 89 19. Apologize Yet Again 92 20. Making Others Whole Again 95 21. Soul Reckoning 97 22. Teshuvah, Complete and Unending 101 Part IV: Teshuvah in Three Dimensions 105 23. Repentance, Prayer, and Righteousness 107 24. Being Fully Oneself 111 25. The Dignity of Penitents 115 26. Reconciliation and Divine Forgiveness 118 27. Teshuvah of Love versus Teshuvah of Fear 122 28. Returning to the Source 125 Part V: Experiencing Teshuvah 129 29. A Theological Virtue 131 30. Devotion to Truthfulness 134 31. Cultivating Humility 137 32. God's Role in Teshuvah 140 33. One Day Ahead 145 34. Seeing the Goodness 148 35. Faith in the Certainty of Renewal 151 36. Turning Faults into Merits 153 Part VI: Teshuvah: Its Problems and Limits 157 37. Sinning Against Repentance 159 38. Jonah, Justice, and Repentance 162 39. Irredeemable Sinners 165 40. A Hardened Heart 170 41. Repenting to the Dead 173 Part VII: Teshuvah: Its Moral and Spiritual Meaning 177 42. Overcoming Guilt 179 43. As God Sees Us 182 44. Divine Freedom 185 45. Primordial Teshuvah 188 46. Past and Future 191 47. Ahead of the Righteous 195 48. Repentance and Redemption 198 49. The Mystery of Teshuvah 202 Conclusion: Teshuvah in Our Time 205 Notes 214 Suggestions for Further Reading 223
Foreword: The "Yet" of Teshuvah-Turning xv Preface: Our Human Capacity for Change xix Acknowledgments xxi Introduction: Exploring Teshuvah 1 Part I: The Nature of Sin 13 1. Dimensions of Sin 15 2. Sin as Illness 19 3. Suffering Shekhinah 22 4. Reverence for Sin 25 5. Sin, Guilt, and Impurity 28 6. Sin, Idolatry, and Truth 32 Part II: Release from Sin 37 7. Between Two Absolutes: God's Demands and God's Forgiveness 39 8. Responsibility and Accountability 43 9. Freedom, Fate, and Repentance 47 10. Atoning through Sacrifice 51 11. Day of Atonement 58 12. Suffering Atones 62 13. Death as Atonement 65 Part III: The Way of Teshuvah 69 14. Turning: The Meaning of a Metaphor 71 15. Step-by-Step on the Path of Repentance 77 16. It Is I 83 17. Remorse 85 18. Announce Your Sins 89 19. Apologize Yet Again 92 20. Making Others Whole Again 95 21. Soul Reckoning 97 22. Teshuvah, Complete and Unending 101 Part IV: Teshuvah in Three Dimensions 105 23. Repentance, Prayer, and Righteousness 107 24. Being Fully Oneself 111 25. The Dignity of Penitents 115 26. Reconciliation and Divine Forgiveness 118 27. Teshuvah of Love versus Teshuvah of Fear 122 28. Returning to the Source 125 Part V: Experiencing Teshuvah 129 29. A Theological Virtue 131 30. Devotion to Truthfulness 134 31. Cultivating Humility 137 32. God's Role in Teshuvah 140 33. One Day Ahead 145 34. Seeing the Goodness 148 35. Faith in the Certainty of Renewal 151 36. Turning Faults into Merits 153 Part VI: Teshuvah: Its Problems and Limits 157 37. Sinning Against Repentance 159 38. Jonah, Justice, and Repentance 162 39. Irredeemable Sinners 165 40. A Hardened Heart 170 41. Repenting to the Dead 173 Part VII: Teshuvah: Its Moral and Spiritual Meaning 177 42. Overcoming Guilt 179 43. As God Sees Us 182 44. Divine Freedom 185 45. Primordial Teshuvah 188 46. Past and Future 191 47. Ahead of the Righteous 195 48. Repentance and Redemption 198 49. The Mystery of Teshuvah 202 Conclusion: Teshuvah in Our Time 205 Notes 214 Suggestions for Further Reading 223
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