Doing Jewish theology : God, Torah & Israel in modern Judaism / Neil Gillman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillman, Neil.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Doctrines.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

xv, 283 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Pub., 2008.

Summary:

With clarity and passion, Neil Gillman, respected scholar, theologian and winner of the National Jewish Book Award, reviews his fifty years of religious exploration to give us extraordinary insights into Jewish identity, theology and our relationship with God. Gillman examines the central themes of Judaism to distill the spiritual and theological questions that face all Jews: How can we know anything about God? What can Judaism teach us about God? What is the source of authority for what we believe and how we live as Jews today? What is Torah and why is it sacred? What, if any, is God's role in human suffering? What happens to us after we die? He also traces his own evolution from a more traditional background to a liberal?if not radical?Jewish theologian and how this development has contributed to his pursuit of a coherent and consistent ideology for his denomination, the Conservative Movement.

Contents:

God

Torah

Israel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-268) and index.

ISBN:

1580233228

9781580233224

OCLC:

178213765