This is a book about God, specifically about the different ways Jews have spoken of God throughout history. In its examination of 4,000 years of Jewish thought, it presents the broad spectrum of theological opinions that have been explored and affirmed by great Jewish thinkers, ancient and modern. Many Jews today avoid speaking about God. Unable to accept the traditional notions presented to them as authoritative, they often turn to other faiths or cults that offer the possibility of spiritual expression more in keeping with their personal God concept. Unaware of the variety within Judaism, they abandon their religious community in the mistaken impression that their longing for God cannot be satisfied within the faith of their ancestors. In this book, the authors skillfully present ten distinct Jewish theological perspectives, each of which has something to say to us today about our lives as individuals and as Jews. Each grapples with the following crucial questions: What is God? Is there more than one God? What is God's name? How can we know God? What is God's relationship to the world? Does God have a special relationship with the Jewish people? What does God "want" from us? How does God relate to me? Why is there evil in the world? "If we make it possible for one Jew to reclaim his or her Jewish spiritual identity, " the authors write, "if we help others to begin to talk about God without ambivalence or embarrassment, if we serve as a catalyst for further study of these and other Jewish thinkers, we will consider our work worthwhile."

Finding God: Ten Jewish Responses

Religion & Spirituality

SYME, Daniel B.

Sonsino, Rifat

Judaism

Urj Pr

Offers a wide spectrum of Jewish responses to the question of life after death. Classical answers are drawn from traditional Jewish literature. Modern Jewish thinkers, from all denominations in the Jewish community, add their personal notions of life after death.

What Happens After I Die? Jewish Views of Life After Death

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Behrman House

This is a book about God, specifically about the different ways Jews have spoken of God throughout history. In its examination of 4,000 years of Jewish thought, it presents the broad spectrum of theological opinions that have been explored and affirmed by great Jewish thinkers, ancient and modern. Many Jews today avoid speaking about God. Unable to accept the traditional notions presented to them as authoritative, they often turn to other faiths or cults that offer the possibility of spiritual expression more in keeping with their personal God concept. Unaware of the variety within Judaism, they abandon their religious community in the mistaken impression that their longing for God cannot be satisfied within the faith of their ancestors. In this book, the authors skillfully present ten distinct Jewish theological perspectives, each of which has something to say to us today about our lives as individuals and as Jews. Each grapples with the following crucial questions: What is God? Is there more than one God? What is God's name? How can we know God? What is God's relationship to the world? Does God have a special relationship with the Jewish people? What does God "want" from us? How does God relate to me? Why is there evil in the world? "If we make it possible for one Jew to reclaim his or her Jewish spiritual identity, " the authors write, "if we help others to begin to talk about God without ambivalence or embarrassment, if we serve as a catalyst for further study of these and other Jewish thinkers, we will consider our work worthwhile."

A Teacher's Guide to Finding God; Ten Jewish Responses

Gerstle, Brad

UAHC Press

What is God anyway? First published in 1986, Finding God contains essays on significant Jewish thinkers attempting to answer the question looming above us all: Is there more than one way to perceive of God? How can we know God? What does God "want" from us? 
As in the earlier edition of Finding God, Sonsino and Syme explore the approaches to God found in biblical texts and in the prayer book as well as those of the classical and medieval rabbis. This latest edition of Finding God includes two new essays on the distinct theologies of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Alvin Reines, as well as a chapter on newer approaches, including those of Harold Schulweis, Marcia Falk, Lawrence Kushner, and others.

Finding God: Selected Responses (Revised Edition)

History

Ancient Civilizations

In his follow-up to Finding God, Rabbi Sonsino examines contemporary Jewish images of God, as seen in the writings of the most original and creative Jewish thinkers to emerge out of the events and experiences of the twentieth century. This anthology includes the writings and ideas of such thinkers as Martin Buber, Eugene Borowitz, Harold Kushner, Judith Plaskow, and others. Sonsino provides a wonderful introduction to the works and thoughts of these influential scholars.

The Many Faces of God

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

This is a book about God, specifically about the different ways Jews have spoken of God throughout history. In its examination of 4,000 years of Jewish thought, it presents the broad spectrum of theological opinions that have been explored and affirmed by great Jewish thinkers, ancient and modern. Many Jews today avoid speaking about God. Unable to accept the traditional notions presented to them as authoritative, they often turn to other faiths or cults that offer the possibility of spiritual expression more in keeping with their personal God concept. Unaware of the variety within Judaism, they abandon their religious community in the mistaken impression that their longing for God cannot be satisfied within the faith of their ancestors. In this book, the authors skillfully present ten distinct Jewish theological perspectives, each of which has something to say to us today about our lives as individuals and as Jews. Each grapples with the following crucial questions: What is God? Is there more than one God? What is God's name? How can we know God? What is God's relationship to the world? Does God have a special relationship with the Jewish people? What does God "want" from us? How does God relate to me? Why is there evil in the world? "If we make it possible for one Jew to reclaim his or her Jewish spiritual identity," the authors write, "if we help others to begin to talk about God without ambivalence or embarrassment, if we serve as a catalyst for further study of these and other Jewish thinkers, we will consider our work worthwhile."

Jason Aronson, Inc.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Slightly edge worn boards.

Motive Clauses in Hebrew Law: Biblical Forms and Near Eastern Parallels

Christian Books & Bibles

UNKNO

Motive Clauses in Hebrew Law (Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Ser...

Motive Clauses in Hebrew Law (Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series)

Society of Biblical Literature

Modern Judaism

Cognella Academic Publishing

"This book offers a description and analysis of six classic Jewish views of death: the concept of death as nothingness; a belief in a descent to Sheol . . . where the dead are supposed to dwell; the concept of resurrection in an afterlife . . .; faith in the immortality of the soul; a belief in reincarnation; and the concept of attaining immortality through deeds of value performed in life".--AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD.

What Happens After I Die?: Jewish Views of Life After Death

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Finding God: Ten Jewish Responses

What Happens After I Die? Jewish Views of Life After Death

A Teacher's Guide to Finding God; Ten Jewish Responses

Finding God: Selected Responses (Revised Edition)

The Many Faces of God

Finding God: Ten Jewish Responses

Motive Clauses in Hebrew Law: Biblical Forms and Near Eastern Parallels

Motive Clauses in Hebrew Law (Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series)

Modern Judaism

What Happens After I Die?: Jewish Views of Life After Death