Divine contractions: Theism gives birth to idealism

Tyron Goldschmidt; Samuel Lebens

doi:10.1017/s0034412518000665

Divine contractions: Theism gives birth to idealism

Tyron Goldschmidt, Samuel Lebens

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Abstract

The first part of the article presents three little arguments from theism to idealism. The second part employs these arguments to make sense of a puzzling doctrine of Jewish mysticism: the doctrine of divine contraction (Heb. tzimtzum).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	509-524
Number of pages	16
Journal	Religious Studies
Volume	56
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034412518000665
State	Published - 1 Dec 2020

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. Earlier drafts of this article were presented to reading groups at the Center for Philosophy of Religion at Rutgers University, and the D Society at Cambridge University. Thanks to all who attended, raised insightful questions, and made useful suggestions. Samuel Lebens’s research for this article was supported by a generous grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018.

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Philosophy

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