On where God isn't: Excrement and the philosophy of religion; two Jewish perspectives

Samuel Lebens

doi:10.1017/S0034412520000050

On where God isn't: Excrement and the philosophy of religion; two Jewish perspectives

Samuel Lebens

Department of Philosophy

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Abstract

Milan Kundera suggests that human excrement poses a special problem for classical theism. Is there really a problem here, and if there is, how might the theist respond? This article explores Jewish sources in order to construct a real philosophical problem from Kundera's concern, and suggests two responses to that problem, both, once again, drawn from the Jewish tradition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	717-731
Number of pages	15
Journal	Religious Studies
Volume	57
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412520000050
State	Published - 1 Dec 2021

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On where God isn't: Excrement and the philosophy of religion; two Jewish perspectives

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