The Pale God: Israeli Secularism and Spinoza's Philosophy of Culture

by Gideon Katz

The Pale God examines the relationship between secularism and religious tradition. It begins with a description of the secular options as expressed by Israeli intellectuals, and describes how these options have led to a dead end. A new option must be sought, and one of the key sources for this option is the works of Spinoza. The author explains that unlike Nietzsche, who discussed "the death of God," Spinoza tried to undermine the authority of religious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936235382
• ISBN13: 9781936235384
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"