A God We Can Believe in - Paperback

by Richard Agler (Editor), Rifat Sonsino (Editor)

Do you believe in God? So many people answer this question in the negative because the God they have been taught to believe in is simply not all that believable. In the twenty-first century, a Deity who intervenes in history, supernaturally responds to prayers, favors and protects his faithful and chosen, and executes righteous judgment engenders doubt and disbelief in thinking people of all faiths, as well as those of no practicing faith. A God We Can Believe In is a response to this moment. Herein you will find contributions from leading rabbis and scholars that articulate paths to heart, mind, and soul with God-teachings that are spiritually compelling and intellectually sound. Our authors present God in ways that are consistent with the facts that higher learning has established, the principles of reason, and our shared life experiences. In these pages you will find a God that cannot be brushed aside by educated moderns; a God that does not violate the realities of logic or natural law; a God presented in accessible language; a God that can be lived with and lived for. It is a book for thoughtful individuals everywhere.

Author Biography

Rabbi Richard Agler is a Rabbi and the author of The Tragedy Test: Making Sense of Life-Changing Loss (2018). He tours and teaches on its themes and subjects and, as codirector of the Tali Fund, Inc., supports the Talia Agler Girls Shelter for trafficked, abused, and exploited girls in Nairobi, Kenya. Married to Mindy, they are the parents of Jesse (Tovah), Talia z"l, and Sarah (Dave). They have two grandchildren.

Rabbi Rifat Sonsino, a Reform Rabbi and an academic, was born in Turkey. He received his law degree from the University of Istanbul, his ordination at the Hebrew Union College and his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. He has written a number of books on Bible and theology, and keeps a blog, rsonsino.blogspot.com, which has more than 690,000 viewers around the world. Married to Ines, they have two children and four grandchildren.