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Searching for a distant God : the legacy of Maimonides /

Monotheism is usually considered Judaism's greatest contribution to world culture, but it is far from clear what monotheism is. This work examines the notion that monotheism is not so much a claim about the number of God as a claim about the nature of God. Seeskin argues that the idea of a God...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seeskin, Kenneth, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The urge to philosophize
  • The challenge of monotheism
  • Speaking of and to God
  • The problem of creation
  • Imitatio Dei
  • Monotheism and freedom
  • Popular religion and a personal God
  • Appendix: esotericism and the limits of knowledge: a critique of Strauss.