Image of a bright mountain landscape with wildflowers in the foreground and mountains under a partly cloudy sky in the background. Overlaid quote reads: “Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.” — Abraham Joshua Heschel. Humanism Church logo appears at the bottom left, and the text “humanism.church” appears at the bottom right.

The first philosophers were inspired and energized by the wonders they saw surrounding them. The capability to experience wonder and awe is a gift from nature. #Philosophy #Heschel #Humanism #HumanismChurch

Who Is This Who Approaches? And To What Do They Approach? Time, 'Thinginess', and a Woodcut

On Heschel's 'The Sabbath' and modernity's commodification of time; or, a meditation upon an Ilya Schor woodcut

'Who Is This Who Approaches? And To What Do They Approach?' substack.com/@amroth89/no...

#Heschel #Sabbath #Modernity

To be or not to be is not the #question, the #vital question is how to be and how not to be…

— Abraham Joshua #Heschel

Just to be is a #blessing. Just to live is #holy.

Abraham Joshua #Heschel

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“The roots of ultimate insights are found... on the level of wonder and radical amazement.” A.J. Heschel

In a disenchanted world, awe is resistance.
Let mystery guide your next move.

#RadicalAmazement #SacredWisdom #SpiritualEcology #Heschel #WonderAsPrayer

Why Bruce Springsteen should stop listening to Trump and start listening to Rabbi Heschel Calling Trump 'incompetent' and 'treasonous,' Springsteen with a clarity Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel would have recognized.

I explore why Bruce Springsteen's tirade against Trump is best understood in the biblical prophetic context as outlined by Abraham Joshua Heschel in my latest for @jdforward #Springsteen #BruceSpringsteen #TheBoss #Heschel

Copy of a paperback edition of I Asked for Wonder by Abraham Joshua Heschel held in a hand infront of a bookshelf

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

17/20 - I Asked for Wonder by #AbrahamJoshuaHeschel #Heschel

#booksky #books