{"product_id":"a-baptist-among-the-jews-paperback-softback-9781118425763","title":"A Baptist Among the Jews (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118425763","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Baptist Among the Jews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Blye Howe (Author), John Wilson (Foreword by), Rabbi Lawrence Kushner (Afterword by), Rabbi Lawrence Kushner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118425763, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 April 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e226 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.31 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLike 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. \u003ci\u003eA Baptist Among the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Hanging with the Jews 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Arguing with God 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Dancing with the Torah 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Discovering the Passionate Hebrew God 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Women in Yarmulkes 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Men in Black Hats 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Hungering for My Roots 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 A Spiritual Journey 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudaism 101 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author 203\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52417773830424,"sku":"9781118425763","price":16.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118425763.jpg?v=1784508042","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-baptist-among-the-jews-paperback-softback-9781118425763","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}