How the G-d of Israel became an Otherworldly King of the Cosmos, and How Jewish Spirituality Evolved to Maintain its Soulful Connection to the Living World
I felt so bad that I dropped all my comments on Reddit, I wanted to drop one here, haha!
Reading through this I did notice and love the equation between the Oneness-doctrine and the centralization of power around, well, technically a god, although in practice, of course, oftentimes an emperor or king - If you ask me, in discussing the movement towards the idea of a single, unitary god, it's a great critical awareness to have, especially working with mysticism, which I think, while it certainly is rich in Oneness (which is still an idea I tend to like, despite it's use for political manipulation), I think the mystic disciplines, like Kabbalah, or Merkavah, Sufism, the ways of the Church fathers, and so on, really do a good job of paving the way for the less 'political tool' and more human-spiritual aspects of it!
That’s wonderful to hear. I’ll be sure to check it out! The finale of this series is coming out soon, I’d love to hear how the framework I will be presenting fits into your project!
I felt so bad that I dropped all my comments on Reddit, I wanted to drop one here, haha!
Reading through this I did notice and love the equation between the Oneness-doctrine and the centralization of power around, well, technically a god, although in practice, of course, oftentimes an emperor or king - If you ask me, in discussing the movement towards the idea of a single, unitary god, it's a great critical awareness to have, especially working with mysticism, which I think, while it certainly is rich in Oneness (which is still an idea I tend to like, despite it's use for political manipulation), I think the mystic disciplines, like Kabbalah, or Merkavah, Sufism, the ways of the Church fathers, and so on, really do a good job of paving the way for the less 'political tool' and more human-spiritual aspects of it!
Thank you for this work! I’m on a similar journey, working within the Christian tradition.
That’s wonderful to hear. I’ll be sure to check it out! The finale of this series is coming out soon, I’d love to hear how the framework I will be presenting fits into your project!
Thanks! I look forward to reading what you share next.