Edited by Richard Agler and Rifat Sonsino
with contributions from twenty-seven rabbis and teachers
A God We Can Believe In
is a book:
For those who wish to believe
For those who no longer believe
For those who might again believe
Are you a thoughtful individual for whom belief in God seems either impossible, not credible, or just plain fanciful? Do the stories and legends attributed to God and God’s powers strike you as too supernatural or mythical to be taken seriously? Do you wonder how God can really exist in a world where the innocent suffer as much as they do? Do you think about moving beyond personal free-form spirituality but are not sure how—or who to trust?
A God We Can Believe In offers responses, and even answers, to these questions that educated twenty-first-century individuals can embrace. With contributing essays from distinguished Jewish thought leaders, A God We Can Believe In takes the challenges of faith and belief head on. With sections on A Believable God, Believable Words, and Believable Holiness, along with a Learning Guide suitable for personal reflection, group discussion, and classroom use, the book will move you to consider the faith proposition anew, in ways consistent with the knowledge and principles that higher learning has established.
Written for thoughtful individuals everywhere, A God We Can Believe In is a book for your spiritual path and exploration.
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praise for a god we can Believe in:
“You should buy this book!
—Andrew Rehfeld, PhD, President, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion
“Rabbi Richard Agler and Rabbi Rifat Sonsino should be commended for assembling a cadre of insightful writers who help us confront what makes believing in God challenging for many contemporary Jews and offer ways to overcome those obstacles. Their experiences, questions, struggles, and discoveries invite readers to reflect on what we each believe and know about God in our own lives.”—Rabbi Andrea Weiss, PhD, Provost, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion
“In A God We Can Believe In, editors Agler and Sonsino have brought together a variety of spiritually challenging viewpoints that question traditional Jewish theology. The essays reflect our search for a meaningful faith in our complex world and call for our institutions to have the courage to discuss what God is and can be for twenty-first-century Jews.”—Rabbi Richard F. Address, D.Min, Founder and Director: Jewish Sacred Aging
"The contributors to Sonsino's and Agler's valuable collection of essays demonstrate that it is not necessary to abandon the principles of science and reason to experience the Divine, the Sacred, and meaning in life.”—Rabbi Paul Menitoff, Executive Vice President Emeritus of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Co-founder of Catalyst for Justice
“A superb contribution, which opens up overdue conversations about Jewish belief. This is a wonderful book on many levels.”—Rabbi Joshua Stanton, Senior Fellow, CLAL—The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, Rabbi of East End Temple, New York, NY
“Rabbis Agler and Sonsino have produced an outstanding collection of readable essays offering readers new and relevant insights on the Idea of God. This book!s unifying theme maintains that every human being longs for a life of meaning, and that innate need can only be sated by the search for A God We Can Believe In. Filled with lively discourse, learned insights, and inspiring creativity, this volume is a genuine page-turner that will interest young and old alike.”— Dr. Gary P. Zola, Edward M. Ackerman Family Distinguished Professor of the American Jewish Experience and Reform Jewish History, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, Ohio
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