{"product_id":"9781580237451","title":"A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism","description":"\u003cp\u003e“‘A covenantal vision of life,                 with \u003ci\u003emitzvah\u003c\/i\u003e (divine commandment) as the central organizing principle in the relationship between Jews and God, liberates                 the intellect and the moral will. I seek to show that a                 tradition mediated by the Sinai covenant can encourage the                 development of a human being who is not afraid to assume                 responsibility for the ongoing drama of Jewish history. Passive                 resignation is seen not to be an essential trait of one whose                 relationship to God is mediated by the hearing of \u003ci\u003emitzvot\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—from the Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003eThis interpretation of Jewish teaching                 will appeal to all people seeking to understand the                 relationship between the idea of divine demand and the human                 response, between religious tradition and modernity. Hartman                 shows that a life lived in Jewish tradition need not be                 passive, insulated, or self-effacing, but can be lived in the                 modern pluralistic world with passion, tolerance, and                 spontaneity. \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003eThe Judaic tradition is often seen as                 being more concerned with uncritical obedience to law than with                 individual freedom and responsibility. In \u003ci\u003eA Living Covenant,\u003c\/i\u003e Hartman challenges this approach by revealing a Judaism grounded in a                 covenant—a relational framework—informed by the                 metaphor of marital love rather than that of parent-child                 dependency. This view of life places the individual firmly                 within community. Hartman shows that the Judaic tradition need                 not be understood in terms of human passivity and resignation,                 but rather as a vehicle by which human individuality and                 freedom can be expressed within a relational matrix. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150630240496,"sku":"9781580237451","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781580237451_p0.jpg?v=1763792417","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781580237451","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}