02346nam 2200577Ia 450 991077702410332120230922203658.00-19-774111-81-280-53046-40-19-534408-11-4294-0363-2(CKB)1000000000414681(EBL)272665(OCoLC)476011953(SSID)ssj0000242722(PQKBManifestationID)11215882(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242722(PQKBWorkID)10311090(PQKB)10355983(Au-PeEL)EBL272665(CaPaEBR)ebr10278157(CaONFJC)MIL53046(OCoLC)935260826(MiAaPQ)EBC272665(EXLCZ)99100000000041468120000306d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSearching for a distant God the legacy of Maimonides /Kenneth SeeskinNew York ;Oxford :Oxford University Press,2000.1 online resource (xii, 252 pages)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; 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 philosophyGod (Judaism)History of doctrines.Jewish philosophy.296.3/11/092Seeskin Kenneth1947-1475222MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777024103321Searching for a distant God3804724UNINA