Joseph Schultz (PhD) served as Rabbi in several congregations. He founded the Jewish Studies Program at Boston University, where he was Assistant Professor of Religion, and at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he was the Oppenstein Brothers Distinguished Professor of Judaic Studies. He helped establish the Center for Religious Studies, a consortium of six colleges, theological schools, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City and was its first Director.
"Drawing from a lifetime of thoughtful study, reflection, and
experience--as an academic and mystic--Schultz provides an
amazingly clear explanation of mysticism that informs and
inspires."
--Mark D. Nanos, University of Lund, Sweden
"An innovative, insightful, and most readable guide for the
perplexed of the twenty-first century facing the contemporary
crisis of religious and moral values. A real tour de force: Replete
with insights from the Bible, rabbinic, and mystical-chassidic
Jewish literature, as well as those from other religions and
buttressed by archeology, a wide integrated range of readings in
sociology, psychology, science, history, and current events, it
offers a clear middle path for the seeker."
--Benjamin Ravid, Brandeis University
"To read Joseph Schultz is to hear the voice of a wise teacher.
Decades of bringing Jewish spirituality into dialogue with other
forms of life have made Schultz a compelling guide to what
Judaism's mystical traditions offer a diverse world. I hear and
admire the voice of my former professor--as vibrant as ever--in
this book. He reads the Jewish past with heart and insight for a
humane way of life today."
--Tom Beaudoin, Fordham University
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