[Avodah] RYBS: Sources for "Lonely Man of Faith"

[Yitzchak Schaffer]

On 09/25/2011 08:30, Efraim Yawitz wrote:
> I've been browsing through an essay by Professor Alan Brill in a book
> about RYBS's thought called "Rav ba'Olam Chadash" in which he claims
> that the central ideas for "The Lonely Man of Faith" (the "covenantal
> community", "two Adams", etc.) were taken from the writings of early
> 20th century Christian theologians.  Does anyone know anything about this?
>

I think one may be Idea of the Holy:
http://www.amazon.com/Idea-Holy-R-Otto/dp/0195002105

IIRC Otto spoke of Abraham as Knight of Faith, which I think RYBS adopts 
or adapts.

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