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- He experiences not an invigorating sense of uniqueness and a fruitful dialogue between the disparate forces within himself, but rather social isolation and agonizing loneliness. He is misunderstood and ridiculed, regarded by society as "superfluous and obsolete."
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In THE LONELY MAN OF FAITH, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik explores the problem of sustaining faith in a predominately secular world.
The Lonely Man of Faith is a philosophical essay written by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, first published in the summer 1965 issue of Tradition, and later as a book by Doubleday in 1992.
- Joseph Dov Soloveitchik
- 1965
Feb 19, 2019 · The ontological loneliness of the man of faith derives from the very nature of his religious experience. In a phrase that may seem surprising at first, the Rav characterizes this experience as "fraught with inner conflicts and incongruities;" he also calls it "antinomic" and "paradoxical" (p.2).
The role of the man of faith, whose religious experience is fraught with inner conflicts and incongruities, who oscillates between ecstasy in God's companionship and despair when he feels
Feb 19, 2019 · According to the Rav, the man of faith's God-awareness, or his God-experience, lies at the core of his perception of the world and his sense of self. This means that he cannot conceive of either himself or the world without sensing the presence of God.
Jan 1, 1992 · In "The Lonely Man of Faith," Rabbi Soloveitchik begins by drawing from diverse sources, including Western philosophy, Scriptural references, and classic rabbinic exegesis, to elucidate the existential loneliness faced by people of faith in a world driven by materialism and self-centeredness.
Feb 19, 2019 · Therefore, the man of faith, in order to redeem himself from his loneliness and misery, must meet God at a personal covenantal level, where he can be near Him and feel free in His presence." (pp.49-50) It is the covenant, not the cosmic experience of God, which allows Adam II to attain redemption. (See Reference #5.)
