God in the Story and God Outside of the Story
Dr. Samuel Lebens / December 25, 2014
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Several Chassidic texts present God as a story-teller, and the world as God’s story. We will examine the philosophical questions created by this depiction and some of the philosophical and theological problems that it helps us to solve.
Part of Winter Week of Learning 2014
Dr. Samuel Lebens
Rabbi Dr. Samuel Lebens is a philosopher at the university of Haifa and adjunct faculty at Drisha. His first book is about Bertrand Russell and the philosophy of language. His second book, The Principles of Judaism (forthcoming with Oxford University Press) is a contemporary exploration of the philosophical underpinnings of the Jewish faith. He is also co-founder of the Association for the Philosophy of Judaism (personal website: www.samlebens.com).
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