Our Immoral Soul
Subtitle: A Manifesto of Spiritual Disobedience
Edition: !st Ed edition
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: December 11, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781570628825
Subjects: Judaism; Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques; Soul (Judaism); Religion; Philosophy Of Judaism; Religion - Judaism; Soul; Sin (Judaism); Judaism - Theology; Religion / Judaism / General; Theological anthropology; Judaism - General; Man (Jewish theology); Messiah; Sin
Description: Rabbi Bonder turns a few conventional religious ideas on their heads as he examines the Bible and other Jewish teachings to identify the forces at play in individual, social, and spiritual transformation. Religious conformists believe that obeying the established moral order will lead to the salvation of our souls. On the contrary, says Bonder, the human spirit is nourished by what society labels immoral. Even the Bible legitimizes the notion that we have a God-given urge to rebel against the status quo in order to evolve, grow, and ascend. It is this "immoral" soul of ours that impels us to do battle with God - and out of this clash, Bonder predicts, a new humanity will emerge. In the course of discussion, the author examines a variety of intriguing issues touching on religion, science, and culture, including the teachings of evolutionary psychology; the relation of body and soul; infidelity in marriage; anti-Semitism and the Jew as traitor; transgression, sacrifice, and redemption in Judaism and Christianity; and the Messiah as archetypal transgressor --Amazon.