Bibliograph

Maimonides and the book that changed Judaism, secrets of The guide for the perplexed, Micah Goodman

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Maimonides and the book that changed Judaism, secrets of The guide for the perplexed, Micah Goodman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Maimonides and the book that changed Judaism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Micah Goodman

Sub title

secrets of The guide for the perplexed

Table Of Contents

Part I. God. 1. The God of Maimonides -- 2. Prophecy -- 3. Providence -- 4. Redemption -- 5. From negative theology to empowering humanity -- Conclusion: The new religious hero -- Part II. Torah. 6. Is the Torah divine? -- 7. Reasons for the commandments -- 8. Man and the Torah -- 9. The universality of the Torah -- Conclusion: Rising to the level of understanding -- Part III. Perplexity. 10. Contradictions -- 11. The creation of the world -- 12. Perplexity and God -- 13. The role of doubt -- 14. Halakhah and dogmatism -- 15. The crisis of reason -- 16. The crisis of tradition -- 17. From perplexity to mysticism and politics -- 18. Therapeutic perplexity -- Conclusion: The purpose of life

Target audience

adult

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