The Paradoxical Ascent to God

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Preface
Introduction
A Spiritual Awakening
The Influence of the Kabbalah
The Historical Background
The Hasidic World-View
Habad-Hasidism
The Dual Meaning of Existence
The Dialectical Systems
The Books of Habad
The Four Subjects of Discussion
The Background of the Paradoxical Argument
The Doctine of Divinity, The Mystical Theology
Acosmism
The Relation Between God and the World
Wholeness as the Incorporation of Opposites
Hashvaah (Equalization)
Entity and Manifestation--Nothingness and Being
The Doctrine of Tzimtzum
Transcendence and Immanence
The Paradox--Two Opposites in a Single Subject
Soul Consciousness and Perception
The Doctrine of the Soul
The Divine Soul
The Bestial Soul
Divine Worship
Divine Worship--Introduction
Two Aspects of Divine Worship
Esoterics and Exoterics--The Dispute over the Dissemination of Spiritual Doctrines
Ha-'Avodah be-Bittul--Worship in Self-Annihilation
Self-Annihilation and the Divine Wholeness
Ha-'Avodah be-Hitbonenut--Worship in Contemplation
The Controversy over Contemplation
The Three Principal Types of Worship in Annihilation
Faith That Transcends Intellect and Comprehension
Mesirut Nefesh--Self-Sacrifice
The Confrontation Concerning the Goals of Spiritual Worship
'Avodah be-Hipukh--Worship through Inversion and the Actualization of Divine Wholeness
Conclusion
Glossary
Notes
Primary Sources
Reference List
Index
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