Abraham Joshua Heschel

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Islamic_scholar
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Conservative_Judaism
gptkb:Jewish_Renewal
gptkbp:awards National Jewish Book Award
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_Hebrew_Union_College
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Warsaw
gptkbp:born January 11, 1907
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Heschel
gptkb:Susannah_Heschel
gptkbp:died December 23, 1972
gptkbp:education gptkb:Jewish_Theological_Seminary_of_America
gptkb:University_of_Berlin
gptkbp:famousQuote “In a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.”
“Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.”
“The opposite of good is not evil. It is indifference.”
“We are not all we should be, but we are more than we were.”
“To be is to be related.”
gptkbp:field philosophy
theology
social activism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abraham Joshua Heschel
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Hasidism
Kabbalah
Jewish_thought
gptkbp:is_known_for his_activism_during_the_Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:legacy Impact on interfaith dialogue.
Continued relevance in discussions of faith and activism.
Influence_on_Jewish_thought_and_social_justice.
Inspiration_for_contemporary_Jewish_leaders.
Recognition_as_a_leading_Jewish_thinker.
gptkbp:nationality Polish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Sabbath
gptkb:God_in_Search_of_Man
The Prophets
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
rabbi
gptkbp:religion Judaism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Celia_Heschel
gptkbp:style gptkb:Jewish_Mysticism
Existentialism
Theology of the Heart