TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goodman,Micah
TI  - Maimonides and the book that changed Judaism: secrets of the Guide for the Perplexed 
SN  - 9780827611979
AV  - BM545.D35 G6613 2015eb
U1  - 181/.06 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Philadelphia, Lincoln
PB  - The Jewish Publication Society, University of Nebraska Press
KW  - Maimonides, Moses,
KW  - Dalālat al-ḥāʼirīn (Maimonides, Moses)
KW  - fast
KW  - Jewish philosophy
KW  - Philosophy, Medieval
KW  - PHILOSOPHY / Eastern
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
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