| Traces of God: Seeing God in Torah, History and Everyday Life Contributor(s): Gillman, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580233694 ISBN-13: 9781580233699 Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: In this inspiring book, award-winning author and teacher Neil Gillman probes for clues that can help you determine God's presence in your life??????not in place or space, above or below, outside or inside, but in the sanctified moments that you experience each day and throughout the year. Elegant and profound, this thought-provoking spiritual guide turns your attention not to burning bushes and splitting seas but to the everyday and the holy days that shape your religious life for the answers to your deepest spiritual questions: How can I know if God really exists? How do I know when God is present? How much control do I have over my own destiny? Why do I suffer and what role do I play in redemption??????both human and divine? By encouraging you to look at daily life as sanctified time to experience divine presence, Gillman helps you recognize the intrinsic and valuable moments that mark your journey to faith in God. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 296.311 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.64" W x 8.88" (0.71 lbs) 242 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: A Probing and Powerful Look at the Role You Play "No matter how hard we look, the God of Israel cannot be seen. Looking is not seeing, and seeing God is not like seeing an apple. It is much more like making a medical diagnosis on the basis of looking at a complex set of symptoms. Each of the symptoms is a dot. We can look at the dots and still miss the pattern." The Torah is replete with references to hearing God but precious few references to seeing God. Seeing is complicated. What we look for and see are traces of God's presence in the world and in history, but not God. In order to identify those traces as reflections of divine presence, we need to re-examine how we see, what we see, and how we interpret that information. In this challenging and inspiring look at the dynamics of the religious experience, award-winning author and theologian Neil Gillman guides you into a new way of seeing the complex patterns in the Bible, history, and everyday experiences and helps you interpret what those patterns mean to you and your relationship with God. Examining faith and doubt, revelation and law, suffering and redemption, Gillman candidly deconstructs familiar biblical moments in order to help you develop and refine your own spiritual vision, so that you are able to discern the presence of God in unanticipated ways. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gillman, Neil: - Neil Gillman, rabbi and PhD, is professor of Jewish philosophy at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he has served as chair of the Department of Jewish Philosophy and dean of the Rabbinical School. He is author of Believing and Its Tensions: A Personal Conversation about God, Torah, Suffering and Death in Jewish Thought; The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a Publishers Weekly "Best Book of the Year"; The Way Into Encountering God in Judaism; The Jewish Approach to God: A Brief Introduction for Christians; Traces of God: Seeing God in Torah, History and Everyday Life (all Jewish Lights) and Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, winner of the National Jewish Book Award. |