The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Religion
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"The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Religion" is a seminal work of Reconstructionist Jewish theology that redefines the concept of God in naturalistic and pragmatic terms for contemporary Jewish life.
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Target entity: The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Religion Context triple: [Mordecai Kaplan, authorOf, The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Religion]
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Names of God in Judaism
Names of God in Judaism are the various Hebrew titles and designations used in Jewish scripture and tradition to refer to and describe different aspects of the one God.
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A History of God
A History of God is a widely acclaimed book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that traces the development and transformations of the concept of God in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
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Jewish theology
Jewish theology is the body of religious thought in Judaism that explores the nature of God, revelation, covenant, and the relationship between the divine and the Jewish people.
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The Essence of Judaism
"The Essence of Judaism" is a seminal theological and philosophical work by Leo Baeck that explores the spiritual, ethical, and historical core of Jewish faith and identity.
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the search for God after the Holocaust
The search for God after the Holocaust is a theological and philosophical struggle to understand faith, divine justice, and the presence or absence of God in the face of the unprecedented evil and suffering of the Shoah.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Religion Target entity description: "The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Religion" is a seminal work of Reconstructionist Jewish theology that redefines the concept of God in naturalistic and pragmatic terms for contemporary Jewish life.
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A.
Names of God in Judaism
Names of God in Judaism are the various Hebrew titles and designations used in Jewish scripture and tradition to refer to and describe different aspects of the one God.
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B.
A History of God
A History of God is a widely acclaimed book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that traces the development and transformations of the concept of God in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
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C.
Jewish theology
Jewish theology is the body of religious thought in Judaism that explores the nature of God, revelation, covenant, and the relationship between the divine and the Jewish people.
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D.
The Essence of Judaism
"The Essence of Judaism" is a seminal theological and philosophical work by Leo Baeck that explores the spiritual, ethical, and historical core of Jewish faith and identity.
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E.
the search for God after the Holocaust
The search for God after the Holocaust is a theological and philosophical struggle to understand faith, divine justice, and the presence or absence of God in the face of the unprecedented evil and suffering of the Shoah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Reconstructionist Jewish theology text
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book ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
modern Jewish life
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relationship between God and Jewish peoplehood ⓘ religious belief in a scientific age ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
integrate Jewish tradition with contemporary philosophy
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make Jewish belief intellectually credible to moderns ⓘ |
| audience |
modern Jews
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students of Jewish theology ⓘ |
| characteristic |
emphasis on God as process rather than person
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rejection of a personal, interventionist deity ⓘ use of contemporary philosophical categories ⓘ |
| definesGodAs |
power that makes for salvation
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sum of the processes that make for human self-fulfillment ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
community
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cultural and historical experience of the Jewish people ⓘ ethical living ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish thought
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religious philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | foundational text for Reconstructionist concept of God ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Reconstructionist liturgy
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modern liberal Jewish theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish theology
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Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ concept of God ⓘ pragmatism in religion ⓘ religious naturalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
American pragmatism
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modernist theology ⓘ religious naturalism ⓘ |
| positionOnCovenant | interprets covenant in civilizational and communal terms ⓘ |
| positionOnMiracles | non-literal, naturalistic interpretation ⓘ |
| positionOnPrayer | understood as self-transformation rather than petition ⓘ |
| redefines | traditional Jewish concept of God ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
naturalistic
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non-supernaturalist ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ |
| viewOfHalakha | evolving religious civilization ⓘ |
| viewOfRevelation | ongoing and humanly mediated ⓘ |
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