From the congregational library by Bob Locke, Librarian
Sacred Fragments
Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew
By Rabbi Neil Gillman
* How do we know that G-d exists?
* To whom do we pray?
* Where was G-d during HaShoah?
* What is the point of ritual?
* How is it possible to believe that G-d revealed the Torah?
For modern Jews, living in a world of shattered beliefs and competing ideologies, these questions have taken on a new urgency. For many – even those who want to believe – the traditional answers no longer seem to work. Sacred Fragments is for the Jew who still cares enough to continue the struggle. In forthright, non-technical language, Rabbi Gillman addresses the most difficult theological questions of our time and shows that there are viable Jewish answers, even for the greatest skeptics. Retaining the sacred fragments of the traditional system of belief, he explains how they can be rethought and reformulated, despite the strains and tensions of modernity. Each chapter addresses one of the perplexing issues for Jewish theology today. For each issue, the author presents a range of authentic Jewish perspectives, examining their strengths and limitations. In the process, he
explicates the theologies of the 20th century’s most influential thinkers (e.g., Martin Buber, Mordecai Kaplan, and others). The call number for this most interesting book is: 655Gil