Abraham Heschel and the Phenomenon of Piety

Piety is often regarded with a pejorative bias: a "pious" person is thought to be overly religious, supercilious even. Yet historically the concept of piety has played an important role in Christian theology and practice. For Abraham Heschel, piety describes the contours of a life compatible with God''s presence. While much has been made of Heschel''s concept of pathos, relatively little attention...