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After nearly half a century of studying and teaching major works of modern Jewish religious thought, Arnold Eisen has written a personal theological essay remarkable for its honesty, accessibility, and insight. Like many Jewish theologians before him, Eisen is resigned to the fact that there is little mere mortals can know about God's nature. His focus is rather the search for the ""hiding God,"" the meaning of fleeting encounters with the Creator, and the acts of justice and compassion that human beings are called to perform as God's partners, in God's name. The book's three chapters meet contemporary Jews of all persuasions, and non-Jews interested in Judaism, at the points where they are most likely to experience Jewish ritual and tradition: a Passover Seder, with its them e of past and future redemption; the Yom Kippur liturgy that guides worshippers through the difficult work of atonement, forgiveness and return; and the day-to-day responsibilities, personal and communal, of covenant, mitzvah and love. Seeking the Hiding God is a rich, original, and moving work that invites readers to join the author in asking, perhaps for the first time, what they actually believe about ultimate matters of faith and doubt - and rewards fellow- searchers for ultimate meaning with reassurance that the search itself can be a source of personal fulfillment, vibrant community, and great joy.

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""An inspired work of constructive theology that will...capture the attention of lay and academic readers in both the Jewish and non-Jewish worlds... ""The breadth of Jewish and non-Jewish sources...and his ability to weave them together so effortlessly is dazzling and leave the reader with a confidence that Eisen has fulfilled his goal of providing a profound and honest theological statement."" -Rabbi Dr. David Ellenson, z""l, Chancellor Emeritus of Hebrew Union College, author, Jewish Meaning in a World of Choice: Studies in Tradition and Modernity. ""Eisen demonstrates the ample rewards of grappling with God in light of our ethical sensibilities, lived experience, and community. In this intimate, learned reflection, Eisen invites contemporary Jews to wrestle with God anew."" -Dr. Mara Benjamin, Chair of Jewish studies at Mount Holyoke College, author, The Obligated Self ""This generation's preeminent scholar of contemporary Jewry, Arnold Eisen has devoted his career to studying the spiritual strivings within the Jewish soul. In ""Seeking the Hiding God,"" Eisen provides a personal window into his own theological vision. Inspired by Eisen's explorations, readers will be inspired to ask today's urgent questions of meaning and faith."" -Rabbi Dr. Elliot Cosgrove, Senior Rabbi of the Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, author, For Such a Time as These: On Being Jewish Today

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