{"product_id":"qaddish-a-meditation-on-divinity-phil-john-kneis-9781968289096","title":"Qaddish. A Meditation on Divinity. Poems, Volume 5, 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA poetic meditation on the divine across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the ancient Qaddish prayer, this single extended poem - \"Qaddish - Sanctus - Bismillah\" - explores holiness, creation, mortality, compassion, truth, and love through the shared spiritual heritage of the Abrahamic traditions. Drawing on Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Aramaic, Egyptian, and Arabic, it weaves scripture, philosophy, and history into a contemporary reflection on the search for transcendence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poem is preceded by a substantial introductory essay, \"A Meditation on the Divine,\" examining the relationship between religion and science, faith and reason - advocating a critical, non-dogmatic engagement with religious thought that treats spiritual traditions as living conversations rather than settled doctrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor readers of philosophy, comparative religion, theology, and literary poetry, this volume rediscovers the enduring questions of existence through one of humanity's oldest conversations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVol. 1: Life As We Know It. 2001-2026.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 2: Daimonia. 1997-2011.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 3: Tetralogy I. The Woods, The Desert, The Sea, The Stars. 2004-2008.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 4: Chaos \u0026amp; Order. 1999-2020.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 5: Qaddish. A Meditation on the Nature of Divinity. 2023.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 6: Meditations on the End. 1995-2025.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 7: Poems with Rhyming Parts. 2001-2006.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 8: Nowhere Place. 2004-2010.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 9: One Moment in Time. 2008-2021.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 10: Tetralogy II, Part I. The Road, The Garden. 2009-2024.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 11: Futures Past. 2020-2026.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 12: Sturm \u0026amp; Drang. Early German Poems. 1991-1998.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 13: Tetralogy II, Part II. The City, The Ruins. 2026-2028.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eErratic Books erraticbooks.com philjohn.com erraticattempts.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil John Kneis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968289097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968289096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Erratic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Phil John Kneis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173978480895,"sku":"9781968289096","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/qaddish-a-meditation-on-divinity-phil-john-kneis-9781968289096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}