The Reluctant JewAuthorHouse, 2 de mar. de 2007 - 376 páginas Even if you are agnostic or hard-core atheist there is a dazzling, thought-expanding, bright side to religion you may have overlooked. Living a spiritual life in the tradition of the Jewish faith, does not mean mindless adherence to outdated dogma. Judaism, instead, can be a source of exhilarating wonder, an inspiration to justice, and an impetus to ever increasing knowledge. Nowadays, even many who profess to be the most pious among us realize that when asked, What is God?, they must answer logically, even scientifically, to be persuasive. Theyre aware that any religion, to be convincing, other than to die-hard adherents, can not be at odds with reason and blindly insist only it speaks the truth. The field, therefore, is wide open. Each of us can attempt to journey towards a concept of God that makes sense, celebrates the discoveries of science, and will, hopefully, imbue the traveler with wonderment at the astonishing beauty in the world that too often lays hidden from us. Join Michael Grossman in his journey to the heart of Judaism, which places much more emphasis on "what people do" than on "what they believe," and in the process, an understanding of all the worlds great faiths. |
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... of Congress Control Number: 2006906936 Printed in the United States of America Bloomington, Indiana This book is printed on acid-free paper. Cover photo by Eric McEdward Dedication To my wife, Phyllis, and my kids, Aly and Copyright.
Michael Grossman. Dedication. To my wife, Phyllis, and my kids, Aly and Zack, for their constant love, patience, and support, which has allowed me to make time to do something I really enjoy. Thank you, guys. Table of Contents Dedication ...
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... wife.” She is, as this book goes to print, the president of Congregation B'nai Torah. Her encouragement and support during the several years it took to complete this work were beyond anything I had a right to expect. Introduction When I ...
... wife, Phyllis, is Indian and was born into a Protestant family. She converted to Judaism long before we met. But her mother and father and aunts and uncles are devout Christians, and some of them, Hindus. Her sister, on the other hand ...