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Faith finding meaning : a theology of Judaism / Byron L. Sherwin.

Title
Faith finding meaning : a theology of Judaism / Byron L. Sherwin.
Author
Sherwin, Byron L.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Description
xi, 207 p.; 22 cm.
Summary
In this unusually comprehensive, accessible, scholarly presentation of Jewish theology. Byron Sherwin demonstrates that Jewish theological thinking can be understood as a response to visceral existential issues and argues that human meaning and fulfillment lies in applying the proper Jewish way of thinking and living.
Uniform Title
University press scholarship online.
Subject
  • Judaism
  • Judaism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
From Crypto-Jews to Crypto-Judaism -- Substitute faiths -- The nature of Jewish theology -- Faith finding meaning -- Living in the covenant -- Rendezvous with God -- Meaning despite evil and absurdity -- Hope despite experience.
ISBN
  • 9780195336238 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 0195336232 (hardback : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2009002658
OCLC
  • 544287274
  • SCSB-10787872
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library