On where God isn't: excrement and the philosophy of religion; two Jewish perspectives
Milan Kundera suggests that human excrement poses a special problem for classical theism. Is there really a problem here, and if there is, how might the theist respond? This article explores Jewish sources in order to construct a real philosophical problem from Kundera's concern, and suggests t...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2020
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Religious studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 57, Issue: 4, Pages: 717-731 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jewish theology
/ Feces
/ Perfection
/ Creation
/ Ritual
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BH Judaism NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation |
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Summary: | Milan Kundera suggests that human excrement poses a special problem for classical theism. Is there really a problem here, and if there is, how might the theist respond? This article explores Jewish sources in order to construct a real philosophical problem from Kundera's concern, and suggests two responses to that problem, both, once again, drawn from the Jewish tradition. |
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ISSN: | 1469-901X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412520000050 |