Religious Differences between Artichokes: Two Plays: "Imagining Heschel" and "Spinoza's Solitude"
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (865 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0983198470 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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COLIN GREER is president of the New World Foundation and the author of more than ten books, including The Great School Legend and Choosing Equality, which won the 1988 American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Award. . He lives in New York City
He lives in New York City. About the AuthorCOLIN GREER is president of the New World Foundation and the author of more than ten books, including The Great School Legend and Choosing Equality, which won the 1988 American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Award.
Spinoza’s shift from theology and exegesis to science and reason underpins Greer’s arresting interrogation of creative genius and its costs.” Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University; President, Social Science Research Council. At many moments I found myself recalling how Kennedy seemed to blow the lid off of the Eisenhower stodginess and how Pope John seemed to do something similar to the Catholic Church.”Rabbi Michael Lerner, Editor, Tikkun MagazinePraise for “Spinoza’s Solitude”: “‘Spinoza’s Solitude’ fascinates. Praise for Colin Greer: &ldqu
"Misrepresentation" according to Susannah Heschel. My name appears improperly as endorsing this book. I was not sent a copy, have not read or even seen the book, and permission to use my name was neither asked nor given. I did read the play by Colin Greer about my father, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and I sent him a very polite list of errors, small and large, requiring correction. When I saw the play in New York two years ago, Colin Greer had not made those corrections and appeared unwilling to do so. The play does not accurately depict my father's relationship with Cardinal Bea, nor does it give an accurate repr. An Gross INSULT to Heschel's memory Greer's fantasies about Heschel are demeaning and insulting to the memory of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Many of the scenes he creates did not take place and suggest a Heschel who was the opposite of the real man. As one of many who have studied Heschel for a lifetime and knew him in his own, I am deeply distressed by the play and the inherent consequences of such a portrayal. Heschel's encounter with Cardinal Bea never involved the demeaning and disrespectful acts that Greer presents to us. I would hope that all will recognize that this fantasy of Colin Gre. Imagining Heschel I was thrilled to direct “Imagining Heschel” (“Religious Difference Between Artichokes” comes from the play) at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in NYC in 2012. It is of course “Imagining” Heschel, explicitly a work of fiction, and like the fictionalized Dr. King in “The Mountaintop”, it was penetrating and compelling. Both the actors and audience were clearly moved. Actors reflected on their own values, strong commitments, and personal limitations all through our work on the play. And I know the audience learne