{"product_id":"a-plausible-god-mitchell-silver-9780823226818","title":"A Plausible God: Secular Reflections on Liberal Jewish Theology","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt least since the seventeenth century, the traditional God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam has been under pressure to conform to the scientific worldview. Across the monotheistic traditions there has emerged a \"liberal\" conception of God compatible with a thoroughgoing naturalism. For many, this liberal \"new\" God is the only credible God. But is it a useful God? Does belief in so malleable a deity come from, or lead to, different political, moral, psychological, or aesthetic phenomena from atheism? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Plausible God evaluates the new God by analyzing the theology of three recent Jewish thinkers --Mordechai Kaplan, Michael Lerner, and Arthur Green--and compares faith in the new God to disbelief in any gods. Mitchell Silver reveals what is at stake in the choice between naturalistic liberal theology and a nontheistic naturalism without gods. Silver poses the question: \"If it is to be either the new God or no God, what does--what should--determine the choice?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough Jewish thinkers are used as the primary exemplars of new God theology, Silver explores developments in contemporary Christian thought, Eastern religious traditions, and \"New Age\" religion. A Plausible God constitutes a significant contribution to current discussions of the relationship between science and religion, as well as to discussions regarding the meaning of the idea of God itself in modern life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mitchell Silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823226816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823226818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 1 - Recommended\/Special Interest","brand":"Mitchell Silver","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086978527487,"sku":"9780823226818","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59ccc161-48a0-4188-bac2-e69aa17b4cf2.jpg?v=1769097601","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-plausible-god-mitchell-silver-9780823226818","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}