The Delay of the Heart

By David Appelbaum | Publisher: State University of New York Press

About the book

The final installment in Appelbaum's three-volume exploration of the \"intervening subject\"—volumes one and two are The Stop and Disruption, also published by SUNY Press—The Delay of the Heart explores themes of responsibility and initiation and offers an \"initiatory ethics.\" It intimates a secret of delay that is behind all traditional teachings and suggests ways that a sensitivity to a sacred obligation emerges from the heart of human experience.

Editions of The Delay of the Heart

Hardcover
ISBN 9780791447673
Paperback
ISBN 9780791447680
PDF
ISBN 9780791491676

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The final installment in Appelbaum's three-volume exploration of the \"intervening subject\"—volumes one and two are The Stop and Disruption, also published by SUNY Press—The Delay of the Heart explores themes of responsibility and initiation and offers an \"initiatory ethics.\" It intimates a secret of delay that is behind all traditional teachings and suggests ways that a sensitivity to a sacred obligation emerges from the heart of human experience.

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What is The Delay of the Heart about?

The final installment in Appelbaum's three-volume exploration of the \"intervening subject\"—volumes one and two are The Stop and Disruption, also published by SUNY Press—The Delay of the Heart explores themes of responsibility and initiation and offers an \"initiatory ethics.\" It intimates a secret of delay that is behind all traditional teachings and suggests ways that a sensitivity to a sacred obligation emerges from the heart of human experience.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Delay of the Heart?

Philosophy and Religion > Religion and beliefs > Religion: general > Philosophy of religion

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How long is The Delay of the Heart and how many pages does it have?

The Delay of the Heart has 181 page(s)

Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Delay of the Heart?

David Appelbaum

Who is the Publisher of the book The Delay of the Heart?

State University of New York Press

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The Delay of the Heart is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791447673) and paperback(ISBN 9780791447680) and pdf(ISBN 9780791491676)

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