Open Judaism : a guide for believers, atheists, and agnostics / Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz.
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TextPublisher: Philadelphia : Lincoln : Jewish Publication Society ; University of Nebraska Press, [2023]Description: xl, 301 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9780827615243
- 0827615248
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Open Judaism offers a big-tent welcome to all Jews and Judaism. It is at once an invitation to the spiritually seeking Jew, a clarion call for a deeply pluralistic and inclusive Judaism, and a dynamic exploration of the remarkable array of thought within Judaism today.
In honest, engaging language Barry L. Schwartz, a practicing rabbi and writer, presents traditional, secular-humanistic, and liberal Jewish views on nine major topics--God, soul, Torah, halakhah, Jewish identity, inclusion, Israel, ethics, and prayer. Teachings from many of Judaism's greatest thinkers organically reveal and embellish foundational ideas of Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, Renewal, and Humanistic Judaism. The conclusion sets forth core statements of belief in Judaism for believers, atheists, and agnostics, thereby summarizing the full spectrum of thought and enabling readers to make and act on their own choices.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Open Judaism is an invitation to the spiritually seeking Jew; a clarion call for a pluralistic, inclusive Judaism; and a dynamic comparison of the remarkably wide array of thought within Judaism today"-- Provided by publisher.
This volume preserves the longstanding tradition of organizing Jewish thought around three great themes: God, Torah, and Israel - while expanding within each category of thought. As such, each of us can observe the continuity of thought across the centuries while also pondering uniquely contemporary aspects of timeless questions. Concurrently, Open Judaism explores the options that exist for all kinds of Jewish belief. We will speak of theism for believers, humanism for atheists, pantheism and naturalism for agnostics.