02464nam 2200589Ia 450 991045130300332120200520144314.01-280-53046-40-19-534408-11-4294-0363-2(CKB)1000000000414681(EBL)272665(OCoLC)476011953(SSID)ssj0000242722(PQKBManifestationID)11215882(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242722(PQKBWorkID)10311090(PQKB)10355983(MiAaPQ)EBC272665(Au-PeEL)EBL272665(CaPaEBR)ebr10278157(CaONFJC)MIL53046(OCoLC)935260826(EXLCZ)99100000000041468120000306d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSearching for a distant God[electronic resource] the legacy of Maimonides /Kenneth SeeskinNew York ;Oxford Oxford University Pressc20001 online resource (265 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-512846-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-241) and index.Contents; Abbreviations; One. The Urge to Philosophize; Two. The Challenge of Monotheism; Three. Speaking of and to God; Four. The Problem of Creation; Five. Imitatio Dei; Six. Monotheism and Freedom; Seven. Popular Religion and a Personal God; Appendix: Esotericism and the Limits of Knowledge: A Critique of Strauss; Notes; Bibliography; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Index of Principal SourcesMonotheism is usually considered Judaism's greatest contribution to world culture, but it is far from clear what monotheism is. This work examines the notion that monotheism is not so much a claim about the number of God as a claim about the nature of God.God (Judaism)History of doctrinesJewish philosophyElectronic books.God (Judaism)History of doctrines.Jewish philosophy.296.3/11/092Seeskin Kenneth1947-1000565MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451303003321Searching for a distant God2296585UNINA