Repentance the meaning & practice of teshuvah

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Autor principal: Newman, Louis E., 1956- (autor.)
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:inglés
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  • Foreword : The "yet" of teshuvah : turning
  • Preface : Our human capacity for change
  • Introduction : Exploring teshuvah
  • pt. I. The nature of sin :
  • 1. Dimensions of sin
  • 2. Sin as illness
  • 3. Suffering "shekhinah"
  • 4. Reverence for sin
  • 5. Sin, guilt, and impurity
  • 6. Sin, idolatry, and truth
  • pt. II. Release from sin :
  • 7. Between two absolutes : God's demands and God's forgiveness
  • 8. Responsibility and accountability
  • 9. Freedom, fate, and repentance
  • 10. Atoning through sacrifice
  • 11. Day of atonement
  • 12. Suffering atones
  • 13. Death as atonement
  • pt. III. The way of teshuvah :
  • 14. Turning : the meaning of a metaphor
  • 15. Step-by-step on the path of repentance
  • 16. It is I
  • 17. Remorse
  • 18. Announce your sins
  • 19. Apologize yet again
  • 20. Making others whole again
  • 21. Soul reckoning
  • 22. Teshuvah, complete and unending
  • pt. IV. Teshuvah in three dimensions :
  • 23. Repentance, prayer, and righteousness
  • 24. Being fully oneself
  • 25. The dignity of penitents
  • 26. Reconciliation and divine forgiveness
  • 27. Teshuvah of love versus teshuvah of fear
  • 28. Returning to the source
  • pt. V. Experiencing teshuvah :
  • 29. A theological virtue
  • 30. Devotion to truthfulness
  • 31. Cultivating humility
  • 32. God's role in teshuvah 33. One day ahead
  • 34. Seeing the goodness
  • 35. Faith in the certainty of renewal
  • 36. Turning faults into merits
  • pt. VI. Teshuvah : its problems and limits :
  • 37. Sinning against repentance
  • 38. Jonah, justice, and repentance
  • 39. Irredeemable sinners
  • 40. A hardened heart
  • 41. Repenting to the dead
  • pt. VII. Teshuvah : its moral and spiritual meaning :
  • 42. Overcoming guilt
  • 43. As God sees us
  • 44. Divine freedom
  • 44. Primordial teshuvah
  • 45. Past and future
  • 46. Ahead of the righteous
  • 47. Repentance and redemption
  • 48. The mystery of teshuvah
  • Conclusion : Teshuvah in our time.