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Faith Finding Meaning - A Theology of Judaism (Paperback)
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Faith Finding Meaning - A Theology of Judaism (Paperback)
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Over four decades ago, the pre-eminent Jewish theologian, Abraham
Joshua Heschel, warned of a "second Holocaust" - a spiritual
genocide against Judaism that American Jews were perpetrating on
themselves. By engaging in assimilation and secularization, he
argued, Jews were losing their religious identity and, through it,
their identity as a people. In Faith Finding Meaning, Byron L.
Sherwin makes the case for a return to Jewish theology as a
foundation for restoring Jewish authenticity and for reversing
self-destructive assimilationist trends. Rather than focusing on
the abstract theological concepts presented by Judaism, such as the
existence and nature of God, Sherwin shifts the center of the
discussion to the quest for individual meaning. As more Jews seek
to affirm Judaism as a faith, they are increasingly asking two
questions: What is Judaism? How does Judaism address my quest for
meaning? This volume constructs a portrait of the Jewish faith that
is deeply rooted in both classical and modern sources of Jewish
thought. Jewish theological thinking can be understood as a
response to such visceral existential issues as living in a
covenantal relationship, finding God in the world, approaching
sacred scripture, and committing ethical deeds. Finding this sort
of individual meaning through Jewish theology is, Sherwin argues,
the viable path by which Jews in the contemporary world can
maintain identity amid assimilation. Faith Finding Meaning will
engage anyone seeking a refreshing new approach to interpreting
Jewish theology and a guide for faithful living as the Jewish
people move into the future.
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