Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself Cover
Podcast Mentions

Putting God Second How to Save Religion from Itself

Donniel Hartman

Why have the monotheistic religions failed to produce societies that live up to their ethical ideals? A prominent rabbi answers this question by looking at his own faith and offering a way for religion to heal itself. In

Podcasts 1
Quotes 3
On Being with Krista Tippett

This book, written by one of Imam Antepli's mentors at Shalom Hartman, explores theological anxiety, a concept Imam Antepli found himself unable to fully grasp but envied in the Jewish tradition.

"

He wrote a book titled he's a rabbi, Orthodox rabbi, putting God second. The kind of theological anxiety that I'm going through, I cannot imagine. But only a faithful Jew can say that.

— Episode: [Unedited] Sarah Bassin and Abdullah Ant...

Episode: [Unedited] Sarah Bassin and Abdullah Antepli with...

This book, written by one of Imam Antepli's mentors at Shalom Hartman, explores theological anxiety, a concept Imam Antepli found himself unable to fully grasp but envied in the Jewish tradition.

"

He wrote a book titled he's a rabbi, Orthodox rabbi, putting God second. The kind of theological anxiety that I'm going through, I cannot imagine. But only a faithful Jew can say that.

Episode: [Unedited] Sarah Bassin and Abdullah Antepli with...

This book, written by an Orthodox rabbi, was mentioned by Imam Antepli as an example of the theological anxiety that faithful Jews experience and their ability to question God, something he envied.

"

He wrote a book titled he's a rabbi, Orthodox rabbi, putting God second.

Episode: Sarah Bassin and Abdullah Antepli — Holy Envy

This book, written by an Orthodox rabbi, was mentioned as exploring the respectful questioning of God's position within Judaism. It was noted that only a faithful Jew could articulate such a perspective.

"

He wrote a book titled, he's a rabbi, Orthodox rabbi, putting God second. But only a faithful Jew can say that. Only a faithful Jew can develop a respectful language.

Note: The book recommendations on this page are discovered automatically from podcast transcripts, and may be incorrect or incomplete.