Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and and its companion volume, two of his most important books, are classics of modern jewish theology. Combines scholarship with l...Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and and its companion volume, two of his most important books, are classics of modern jewish theology. 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.