{"product_id":"searching-for-a-distant-god-kenneth-seeskin-9780195128468","title":"Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides","description":"Monotheism 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. Seeskin argues that the idea of a God who is separate from his creation and unique is not just an abstraction but a suitable basis for worship. He examines this conclusion in the contexts of prayer, creation, sabbath observance, repentance, religious freedom, and love of God. Maimonides plays a central role in the argument both because of his importance to Jewish self-understanding and because he deals with the question of how philosophic ideas are embodied in religious ritual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Seeskin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019512846X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195128468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2000 pg. 344","brand":"Kenneth Seeskin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119410016511,"sku":"9780195128468","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f89154f-7f86-401f-96c4-290dc09bc6c0.jpg?v=1687409186","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/searching-for-a-distant-god-kenneth-seeskin-9780195128468","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}