Judaism Without Supernaturalism
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Judaism Without Supernaturalism is a work by Mordecai Kaplan that articulates his Reconstructionist vision of Judaism as an evolving religious civilization grounded in naturalistic and non-theistic principles.
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| Judaism Without Supernaturalism canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judaism Without Supernaturalism Context triple: [Mordecai Kaplan, authorOf, Judaism Without Supernaturalism]
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Religion Without Revelation
Religion Without Revelation is a 1927 book by biologist and humanist Julian Huxley that argues for a non-theistic, science-based approach to religious and ethical thought.
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B.
A History of God
A History of God is a widely acclaimed book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that traces the development and transformations of the concept of God in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
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C.
In Defense of Secular Humanism
In Defense of Secular Humanism is a philosophical work by Paul Kurtz that articulates and defends secular humanist ethics, reason, and skepticism as alternatives to religious belief.
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D.
Names of God in Judaism
Names of God in Judaism are the various Hebrew titles and designations used in Jewish scripture and tradition to refer to and describe different aspects of the one God.
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E.
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judaism Without Supernaturalism Target entity description: Judaism Without Supernaturalism is a work by Mordecai Kaplan that articulates his Reconstructionist vision of Judaism as an evolving religious civilization grounded in naturalistic and non-theistic principles.
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A.
Religion Without Revelation
Religion Without Revelation is a 1927 book by biologist and humanist Julian Huxley that argues for a non-theistic, science-based approach to religious and ethical thought.
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B.
A History of God
A History of God is a widely acclaimed book by religious historian Karen Armstrong that traces the development and transformations of the concept of God in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
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C.
In Defense of Secular Humanism
In Defense of Secular Humanism is a philosophical work by Paul Kurtz that articulates and defends secular humanist ethics, reason, and skepticism as alternatives to religious belief.
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D.
Names of God in Judaism
Names of God in Judaism are the various Hebrew titles and designations used in Jewish scripture and tradition to refer to and describe different aspects of the one God.
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E.
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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theological work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
make Judaism intellectually credible in the modern age
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provide a non-supernatural foundation for Jewish life ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Reconstructionist Judaism
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surface form:
Reconstructionist movement in Judaism
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| audience |
Jewish laity interested in theology
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Jewish religious leaders ⓘ scholars of religion ⓘ |
| author | Mordecai Kaplan ⓘ |
| contextOfCreation | 20th-century American Judaism ⓘ |
| critiques |
literal belief in miracles
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literalist understandings of revelation ⓘ traditional supernaturalist theology ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Jewish civilization
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Jewish peoplehood ⓘ ethical and cultural dimensions of Judaism ⓘ historical development of Jewish tradition ⓘ reinterpretation of Jewish beliefs in modern terms ⓘ |
| field |
Jewish studies
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish thought
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religious philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
humanistic
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modernist ⓘ |
| influenced |
Reconstructionist Jewish thought
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liberal Jewish theology ⓘ religious naturalist approaches to Judaism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Mordecai Kaplan's Reconstructionist philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish theology
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Judaism as an evolving religious civilization ⓘ Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ non-theistic Judaism ⓘ religious naturalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
naturalism
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non-supernaturalism ⓘ |
| proposes |
functional reinterpretation of God-language
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reconstruction of Jewish belief and practice ⓘ |
| proposesViewOfJudaismAs | evolving religious civilization ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
civilizational view of religion
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process understanding of religious tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Judaism as a Civilization ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
non-theism
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rejection of a personal supernatural God ⓘ rejection of supernatural revelation ⓘ |
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Subject: Judaism Without Supernaturalism Description of subject: Judaism Without Supernaturalism is a work by Mordecai Kaplan that articulates his Reconstructionist vision of Judaism as an evolving religious civilization grounded in naturalistic and non-theistic principles.
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