{"product_id":"a-god-of-our-invention-paperback-1","title":"A God of Our Invention - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Kohanski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUneasy about religion but not sure why? \u003cem\u003eA God of Our Invention\u003c\/em\u003e will make it clear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Kohanski has spent decades working on problems of religion. Starting from a solid background in Conservative Judaism, he has studied law, Talmud, history, philosophy. He has researched the sources and pored over the scholarship and gotten much help from scholars along the way. Kohanski has achieved a book that historians of religion are calling \"a wide-ranging introduction to Jewish and Christian theology,\" \"a most fruitful analysis of both traditions,\" and \"a stimulating contribution to vital discussions in Biblical studies and the science of religious history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA God of Our Invention\u003c\/em\u003e takes the reader from the gods of the Ancient Near East to the modern threat of global climate change. It explains how one of those ancient nations, the Israelites, came up with an idea of a single God who rules over all, and how Christians used-and misused-Jewish ideas to become the leading power in Europe and to dominate much of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA God of Our Invention\u003c\/em\u003e will explain: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Nebuchadnezzar's destruction of Jerusalem led to the Israelites' believing in one god;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen the Jews began to believe in personal immortality and judgment after death;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Roman conquest of Judaea was critical to the birth of Christianity;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Jews have always been indifferent to Jesus-and why Christians can't accept that;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Christians went from being pacifists to calling for holy war;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the insistence that the world is about to end has impacted the way we deal with sex, life, death, and global climate change;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow doubt and reality combined to break Christianity's hold on power.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA God of Our Invention\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e book for anyone who has questions about western religion but doesn't know where to start looking for answers. If you want to know why religion has such an impact on your life when you're not religious, this book is for you. And if you want to know how religion can still do good in the world, this book is also a must-read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy \u003cem\u003eA God of Our Invention\u003c\/em\u003e for a clear understanding of the world we live in today!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42640526311520,"sku":"9781958061183","price":40.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/eHNDblRlYUlodjVVMVcxeTlUODBPdz09.webp?v=1773125274","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-god-of-our-invention-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}