Religious Genius: Appreciating Inspiring Individuals Across Traditions

by Alon Goshen-Gottstein

Book Overview

This book sets forth a new area in the study of extraordinary individuals in religious traditions. It develops the category of "Religious Genius" as an alternative to existing categories, primarily "saint." It constructs a model by which to appreciate these individuals, suggesting key characteristics such as love, humility, and self-surrender. Religious geniuses transform their traditions and their legacies endure through these very transformations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319856820
• ISBN13: 9783319856827
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"