Judaism And The Death Of God
July, 1967
There is a Theological Underground. It is very old. Some of the most hallowed thinkers of both Judaism and Christianity have been members in their time. I suspect that Moses Maimonides, Thomas Aquinas, Meister Eckhart and Sören Kierkegaard were members. There is a simple qualification for membership: One must have ideas in advance of what the official religious establishment is able to accept. In the Middle Ages, membership—if discovered—could lead to ban, excommunication, burning at the stake o...