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Aviad Kleinberg examines the way Christian and Jewish philosophers, exegetes, and theologians from the Bible to the late Middle Ages attempted to reconcile God's supposed ineffability with numerous biblical and postbiblical accounts of seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and even tasting the almighty. The conceptual entanglements ensnaring religious thinkers, and the strange, ingenious solutions they used to extricate themselves, tell us something profound about human needs and divine attributes, about faith, hope, and cognitive dissonance.
A humorous and enlightening look at the trouble religious thinkers got into as they struggled to make peace with God’s sensuality.
A fascinating study of unappreciated aspects of theology.
Brian Stock, Études Augustiniennes, Paris, and Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto:A witty, profound, and highly original book on God and the senses in Judaism, Christianity, and other religions, in which Aviad Kleinberg combines an accessible and entertaining style of writing with truly immense learning in comparative religion
Françoise Meltzer, University of Chicago:Aviad Kleinberg writes with ease and at times delightful humor, all the while expertly navigating between various ancient and modern texts, and substantiating his arguments with biblical examples. The Sensual God is a work of impressive erudition and a brilliant contribution to understanding the cultural givens that define how we understand 'God,' contradictions and all.
Amos Oz, author of A Tale of Love and Darkness:The Sensual God is a fascinating study of various kinds of religious faith, written from the point of view of a skeptic who is nonetheless intrigued by faith, by the need for faith, and, primarily, by the sensual dimensions of faith and by the paradoxical aspects of these sensual dimensions. Written with vast erudition and rich with original perspectives, this work is a combination of a scholarly study and a playful personal essay. It excels in its intellectual and emotional curiosity. This book is a fierce provocation for believers and nonbelievers alike.
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