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God, Faith, and the Path of Lovingkindness: Exploring Core Issues in Theology
Rabbi Shai Held
Dates: Wednesday, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm (April 28, May 5, May 12)
Location: Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Avenue (at 69th Street)
This three part series…
God, Faith, and the Path of Lovingkindness: Exploring Core Issues in Theology
Rabbi Shai Held
Dates: Wednesday, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm (April 28, May 5, May 12)
Location: Yeshivat Hadar, 190 Amsterdam Avenue (at 69th Street)
This three part series will explore central themes in Jewish theology and their relevance to our lives. Lecture topics include:
I. How (Not) To Talk About God
April 28, 2010
In this first session we'll begin by exploring the very different ways two seminal Jewish thinkers--Maimonides and Abraham Joshua Heschel--thought about God, and see what's at stake for us in their disagreement. We'll continue by discussing why the idea of God's transcendence is so important for Jewish theology--why, in other words, everything is not God.
II. On Faith, Doubt, and the Possibility of Believing in Our Time
May 5, 2010
In this session, we'll explore some of the ways Jewish thinkers have thought about faith and doubt, and about the relationship between them. How might we think about faith--what does it mean? What does it look like in real life? What risks are entailed by a life of faith? We'll also ask how the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard can help us think about faith, passion, and uncertainty in our own lives.
III. On Walking in God's Ways and the Path of Lovingkindness (Hesed)
May 12, 2010
In this final session, we'll explore what Judaism sees as the culmination of the good life: embodying the ideal of Hesed in the world. Using Maimonides as our springboard, we'll explore the relationship between a life of contemplatioin and a life of action.
We hope you will join us for these lectures. RSVPs are not required.
We are grateful to Vicki and Bill Abrams for making these lectures possible.
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