Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Sources of Wonder is the first book to demonstrate how Heschel’s political, intellectual, and spiritual commitments were embedded in his reading of Jewish tradition.

Chapter One: Abraham Joshua Heschel, Heir and Pioneer

Chapter Two: Heschel’s Bible and the Hermeneutic of Surprise

Chapter Three: A Living Response: Heschel and the Literature of the Sages

Chapter Four: From Contemplation to Practice: Heschel’s Two Maimonides

Chapter Five: On the Verge of God: Heschel and Kabbalah

Chapter Six: A New Accent: Heschel and Hasidism

Chapter Seven: An Affinity of Strangers

Chapter Eight: Heschel’s Aspaklaria

Chapter Nine: Heschel and the Call to Action