The Torah is replete with references to hearing God but precious few references to seeing God. Seeing is complicated. What we look for and see are traces of God's presence in the world and in history, but not God. In order to identify those traces as reflections of divine presence, we need to re-examine how we see, what we see, and how we interpret that information.
In this challenging and inspiring look at the dynamics of the religious experience, award-winning author and theologian Neil Gillman guides you into a new way of seeing the complex patterns in the Bible, history, and everyday experiences and helps you interpret what those patterns mean to you and your relationship with God.
Examining faith and doubt, revelation and law, suffering and redemption, Gillman candidly deconstructs familiar biblical moments in order to help you develop and refine your own spiritual vision, so that you are able to discern the presence of God in unanticipated ways.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
not bad, but a bit uneven:
Some of these essays struck me as a bit elementary, telling me things I already know (though I think I would have liked them more a few years ago when I was less well-read). But on the other hand, every so often I read one that was genuinely interesting. A few that I liked: *An essay on Jacob and Esau, explaining why first-born sons nearly always lose in the Torah. Gillman's explanation: "This is the biblical historiographer's way of telling us that ultimately God who governs the course of... more info
