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The medieval mystics made a distinction between the infinite, unknowable God and God's revealed aspects.

The biblical God is a God we can relate to.

Unlike the creation stories of other Near Eastern cultures, the biblical creation story is not concerned with God's origins.

Why female pronouns for God may not be enough.

Surprisingly enough, gender-sensitive critiques of the Jewish God can create problems for notions of masculinity.

Jewish feminists imagine and address God in a multiplicity of ways, both innovative and traditional.

A review of the Jewish satirist's long career in fiction.

In the 1970s, literary critics predicted the demise of the Jewish American novel. A talented group of novelists proved them wrong.

Martin Buber and Abraham Joshua Heschel stressed the human encounter with God.

Written in 933, The Book of Beliefs and Opinions provided rational analysis of God and Judaism, setting a precedent for medieval philosophers.

Like many medieval Jewish thinkers, Maimonides formulated his own proofs for the existence of God.

Two interpretations of a word illustrate different understandings of punishments listed in Parashat Bechukotai.