Religious Genius Appreciating Inspiring Individuals Across Tradition
This book sets forth a new area in the study of extraordinary individuals in religious traditions. It develops the category of “Religious Genius” as an alternative to existing categories, primarily “saint.” It constructs a model by which to appreciate the
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Appre c i a t in g Ins pir ing In d ivid uals A c r o s s Tr a d i t i o n s
ALON GOSHEN-GOTTSTEIN
Religious Genius
Alon Goshen-Gottstein
Religious Genius Appreciating Inspiring Individuals Across Traditions
Alon Goshen-Gottstein Elijah Interfaith Institute Jerusalem, Israel
ISBN 978-3-319-55513-3 ISBN 978-3-319-55514-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-55514-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017936915 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Image Credit: Mekdet Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
For Therese Whose love has been a gateway for me to appreciate Saints and Religious Geniuses Beyond my native Judaism
The world today needs saints, new saints, saints of genius —Simone Weil
Contents
1 Introduction 1 Part I Introducing Religious Genius 2 Religious Genius—An Overview 11 3 “Religious Genius”—Choosing a Category 19 4 The Model: Developing a Methodology for Studying (Religious Genius) 43 5 Religious Genius in the Real Life of Community 67 6 Religious Genius and Interreligious Reality 85 Part II Bibliographical and Textual Studies 7 Studying “Saints”—An Overview of Methods and Approaches to the Study of Saints 99 8 “Religious Genius”—History of a Category 115 ix
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9 Sample Teaching on Religious Genius 143 10 Saints and Religious Geniuses as Inspiration for Character Formation 147 Part III Responses to “Religious Genius” 11 Religious Geniuses: An Evolving Study by Robert Cummings Neville 153 12 Ultimism and Religious Genius: Response and Proposal by Jerome Yehuda Gellman 167 Appendix: Scholars who have contributed to the Religio
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