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March 2020

March 03, 2020

The Divine in Nature – The Theophany of the Burning Bush

The Hebrew scriptures make it clear that God's presence is everywhere. But with that said,...

February 2020

February 27, 2020

The Integrative Work of Spiritual Ecology

My last post introduced my readers to the concept of spiritual ecology and I...

February 19, 2020

Judaism as Spiritual Ecology

The natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong. To be alienated...

February 11, 2020

Diving Deeper into the Mitzvot

My last two posts have talked about tradition and mitzvot, core aspects of Jewish...

February 07, 2020

Jewish Naturalism and Mitzvot

In a Naturalist Judaism, Who Commands? A quick glance at recent Pew Foundation surveys on...

January 2020

January 31, 2020

Swimming in the Sea of Jewish Tradition

I named this post as a play on the title of the excellent book, Swimming...

January 23, 2020

A Return to Blogging – Open Table Judaism – Why the World Needs Judaism

It's been a couple of years since I've blogged here. Sometimes, you simply...

March 2017

March 26, 2017

When Sexual Ideology Coopts Religion

As a gay man who has engaged a variety of religious traditions, my experiences have...

March 10, 2017

The Jewish Wheel of the Year: Calling Forth the Sacred From the Mundane

The Jewish High Holy Days are upon us. Learn about Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and...

March 08, 2017

Theological Method – Jewish Theology Pt. VIII – Last in Series

LISTENING TO THE WORLD - JUDAISM AS PHENOMENOLOGY From a Jewish perspective, the foundation of...

March 05, 2017

Can we talk … about sex? Jewish theology Pt. VII – Sexual Ethics

Can we talk? I mean, really ... can we dialog ... about sex? This post...

March 03, 2017

A Jewish Social Vision – Jewish Theology, Pt. VI

Jewish theology has abundant philosophical and ethical principles pertaining to society, culture, economics, and human...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Spirituality & Practice – Jewish Theology, Pt. V

Many Christians' first (and sometimes only) encounter with Judaism is through the Gospels and...

February 24, 2017

Human Nature, Morality, & Salvation – Jewish Theology Pt. IV

If you've been reading along in this series of posts about the basics of a...

February 21, 2017

Our Source – God/Divinity – A Jewish Theology, Pt. III

Jewish theology is divided among the three broad subject headings of God, Torah, and...

February 19, 2017

Our Book(s) – Torah – Wisdom and Instruction – Jewish Theology, Pt II

What is Torah? As we continue our tour of Jewish theology we turn our...

February 18, 2017

Jewish Theology – A Primer (Especially for Christians) – Part I

Perhaps a better title for this next series of posts would be "Jewish theologies" because...

February 12, 2017

Wrapping Up – Post Rabbinic Judaism

It's time to wrap up our recent conversation on Post Rabbinic Judaism. I think...

February 05, 2017

Getting Radical

I'm certainly not the only person wondering where Judaism, particularly Liberal Judaism, is headed....

January 2017

January 31, 2017

Personal Agenda? Let’s get that out of the way.

Our ongoing conversation about the possibilities of a Post-Rabbinic Judaism have prompted wonderful comments, and...

January 27, 2017

Context Matters – Liberal & Orthodox Judaism

As part of our recent conversation concerning Post-Rabbinic Judaism, some background, history, and context...