Piaget, among others, has called for its return. Judaism has never lost touch with this tradition and Friedman is a good exemplar. The book is most readable and stimulating. It takes a strong position rooted in Judaism and integrates a breadth of exemplification from other religions and from literature.
Religion has to do with the wholeness of human life.
The absolute is found, not just in the universal, but in the particular and the unique. When it promotes a dualism in which the spirit has no binding claim upon life and life falls apart into unhallowed fragments, religion becomes the great enemy of humankind. This work is a wonderful presentation of fundamental issues facing all intelligently religious people. The author provides remarkable insight into the matter of religious commitment in a religiously plural age. Written with wit and clarity, this work provides its reader with nourishing food for thought.