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The Sensual God: How the Senses Make the Almighty Senseless
Aviad M. Kleinberg
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Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM; HRJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 396.
In the Old Testament, God wrestles with a man (and loses). In the Talmud, God wriggles his toes to make thunder and takes human form to shave the king of Assyria. In the New Testament, God is made flesh and dwells among humans. For religious thinkers trained in Greek philosophy and its deep distaste for matter, sacred scripture can be distressing. A philosophically respectable God should be untainted by sensuality, yet the God of sacred texts is often embarrassingly sensual. Setting experts' minds at ease was neither easy nor simple, and often faith and logic were stretched to their ... Read more
In the Old Testament, God wrestles with a man (and loses). In the Talmud, God wriggles his toes to make thunder and takes human form to shave the king of Assyria. In the New Testament, God is made flesh and dwells among humans. For religious thinkers trained in Greek philosophy and its deep distaste for matter, sacred scripture can be distressing. A philosophically respectable God should be untainted by sensuality, yet the God of sacred texts is often embarrassingly sensual. Setting experts' minds at ease was neither easy nor simple, and often faith and logic were stretched to their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
396 g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231174701
SKU
V9780231174701
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About Aviad M. Kleinberg
Aviad Kleinberg is a professor of history at Tel Aviv University. In his academic and popular works, he writes about the complex ways ideas and practices interact. His books include Seven Deadly Sins: A Very Partial List; Flesh Made Word: Saints' Stories and the Western Imagination; and Prophets in Their Own Country: Living Saints and the Making of Sainthood in ... Read more
Reviews for The Sensual God: How the Senses Make the Almighty Senseless
The Sensual God is a fascinating study of various kinds of religious faith, written from the point of view of a skeptic who is nonetheless intrigued by faith, by the need for faith, and, primarily, by the sensual dimensions of faith and by the paradoxical aspects of these sensual dimensions. Written with vast erudition and rich with original perspectives, this ... Read more