“JUST THE FACTS, MA’AM” – WHAT IS SPIRITUAL BIOGRAPHY?

TV Sgt. Joe Friday’s famous request opens up deep questions about the nature of biography, the telling of a life story that may shape our own constructions of meaning.

An incident in the life of Sigmund Freud sets the stage for a comparison of three recent books about the Lubavitcher Rebbe and reveals the process of the edifying life stories of “saints,” hagiography.