Lubavitch - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch: Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch
Chabad Lubavitch, or Lubavich, is one of the largest branches of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi . It is one of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chabad-lubavitch - Controversies
Chabad-Lubavitch - History of controversy. Since its inception, Hasidism was the center of much controversy within the Jewish community...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chabad-lubavitch - Controversies
Chabad-Lubavitch - History of controversy. Since its inception, Hasidism was the center of much controversy within the Jewish community...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebbe: Encyclopedia - Rebbe
Rebbe (Hebrew: רבי also rebbi) is a title that may be given to a Rabbi in Orthodox Judaism, particularly within Hasidic Judaism. It is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haredi Judaism: Encyclopedia - Haredi Judaism
Haredi or Charedi Judaism, often also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adin Steinsaltz: Encyclopedia - Adin Steinsaltz
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz or Even Yisrael (born 1937) is a teacher, philosopher, social critic and prolific author who has been hailed by Tim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Heights: Encyclopedia - Crown Heights
Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, USA, located to the east of Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. One ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chabad-lubavitch - Origin Of Name
Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad. The names Chabad and Lubavitch each have a history. Chabad is a Hebrew acronym for Chochma ("wisdom"), Bina ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chabad-lubavitch - Origin Of Name
Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad. The names Chabad and Lubavitch each have a history. Chabad is a Hebrew acronym for Chochma ("wisdom"), Bina ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chabad-lubavitch - Chabad Today
Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, after becoming the Rebbe himself, and following an initiative of the previou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chabad-lubavitch - Chabad Today
Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, after becoming Rebbe, and following an initiative of the previous Rebbe, spu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chabad-lubavitch - Customs Of Chabad
Chabad has specific minhagim (customs) that distinguish it from other Hasidic groups. For example, in contrast with other Hasidic sects, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chabad-lubavitch - Customs Of Chabad
Chabad has specific minhagim (customs) that distinguish it from other Hasidic groups. For example, in contrast with other Hasidic sects, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Isaac Schneersohn: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Early Life
Joseph Isaac Schneersohn was born in Lubavitch, Belarus (then Russian empire). He was appointed as his father's personal secretary at the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chabad-lubavitch - Influence On The Jewish World
Chabad has had a notable influence on Haredi entertainment. Singing rabbi Shlomo Carlebach who was once affiliated with Chabad, and popul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chabad-lubavitch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chabad-lubavitch - Influence On The Jewish World
Chabad has had a notable influence on Haredi entertainment. Singing rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was affiliated with Chabad, and popular singer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Isaac Schneersohn: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Launch Of Lubavitch In The Usa
Rabbi Joseph I. Schneersohn was already physically weak and ill from his suffering at the hands of the Communists and the Nazis, but he h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Isaac Schneersohn: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Battling The Bolsheviks
Following the takeover of Russia by the Communists, they created a special "Jewish affairs section" known as the Yevsektsiya which instig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebbe: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebbe - Rebbes Of Hasidic Dynasties
There are well over a few hundred groups of Hasidim over the generations as it is impossible to list them all here, only some of the bigg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menachem Mendel Schneerson: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Mendel Schneerson - Political Activities
Menachem Mendel Schneerson - United States. Politicians of all stripes came to see him, regardless of their party political affiliation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebbe: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebbe - Rebbes Of Different Dynasties
Rebbe - Rebbes of Belz. Belz Grand Rabbi Shalom Rokeach of Belz (1779 - 1855), also known as the Sar Shalom. Grand Rabbi Joshua Roke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gil Student: Encyclopedia Ii - Gil Student - Defending The Talmud
Student has written extensively defending the Talmud against those who claim that it defames gentiles or Jesus. On the Internet, one of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gil Student: Encyclopedia Ii - Gil Student - Modern And Haredi Orthodoxy
Though his stance in the Slifkin controversy put him at odds with much of the Haredi world, Student nevertheless opposes many trends with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebbe: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebbe - Usage
Orthodox Jews use the term to denote someone that they perceive not only as the religious leader of their congregation, but as their spir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shneur Zalman Of Liadi: Encyclopedia Ii - Shneur Zalman Of Liadi - Biography
Shneur Zalman of Liadi was a descendant of the mystic and philosopher Rabbi Judah Loew (known as the "Maharal of Prague"). He was a promi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebbe: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebbe - Hasidic Sects
In Israel, some of the best known Hasidic groups are the Ger, Nadvorna, Vizhnitz and Belz Hasidim, each having their own rebbes. In the U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaya Mushka Schneerson: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaya Mushka Schneerson - Biography
Born in Babinovitch, near the Russian city of Lubavitch, she lived in Lubavitch until the autumn of 1915 when due to World War I, she and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shneur Zalman Of Liadi: Encyclopedia Ii - Shneur Zalman Of Liadi - Works
Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi is well known for his systematic exposition of Hasidic Jewish philosophy, entitled Likkutei Amarim, and more...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menachem Mendel Schneerson: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Mendel Schneerson - Political Activities
Menachem Mendel Schneerson - United States. Politicians of all stripes came to see him, regardless of their party political affiliation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebbe: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebbe - Hasidic Rebbes
The first and greatest hasidic Rebbe according to Hasidism was its founder Israel ben Eliezer known as the Ba'al Shem Tov ("Master [of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menachem Mendel Schneerson: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Mendel Schneerson - Biography
Menachem Mendel Schneerson - Early life. Born in Nikolaiev, Ukraine, Schneerson received mostly private education. He had two younger b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menachem Mendel Schneerson: Encyclopedia Ii - Menachem Mendel Schneerson - Biography
Menachem Mendel Schneerson - Early life. Born in Nikolaiev, Ukraine, Schneerson received mostly private education. He had two younger b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebbe: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebbe - Kvitlach And Tish
To date there are generally - although there are quite some exceptions - two main characteristics that mark a rabbi as a rebbe. One is re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebbe: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebbe - Terminology And History
The word " Rebbe" is a mispronunciation of the Mishnaic Hebrew word "Rabbe" (or "Rabbi" which is spelled correctly but mispronounced in E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebbe: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebbe - Distinction Of Rebbe And Rav
A rebbe is distinct from a 'rav' (a word usually translated as Rabbi, who is a leader of an Orthodox Jewish community, either hasidic or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haredi Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Haredi Judaism - Present Day
Haredi Judaism - Israel. In Israel, home to the most numerically powerful Haredi population, the situation is different. There, as in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yechi: Encyclopedia Ii - Yechi - Recent Developments
Following Rabbi Schneerson's death in 1994, the Chabad Lubavitch community split into two primary factions, a "messianic" and a "non-mess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haredi Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Haredi Judaism - Present Day
Haredi Judaism - Israel. In Israel, home to the most numerically powerful Haredi population, the situation is different. There, as in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haredi Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Haredi Judaism - Practices And Beliefs
Haredi Judaism - Views of halakha. One basic belief of the Orthodox community in general is that it is the latest link in a chain of Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Na Nach Nachma: Encyclopedia Ii - Na Nach Nachma - History Of The Mantra
Although Na Nach Nachma is based on the name of Rebbe Nachman, he himself did not use it, and it was unknown in his day. However, he did ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haredi Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Haredi Judaism - History
Haredi Judaism - Modern origins. For several centuries before the Emancipation of European Jewry, most of Europe's Jews were forced to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Na Nach Nachma: Encyclopedia Ii - Na Nach Nachma - Pronuciation And Meaning Of The Phrase
During his lifetime, Rebbe Nachman spoke of a "Song of Redemption" that would be revealed before the coming of the Jewish Messiah. This s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Na Nach Nachma: Encyclopedia Ii - Na Nach Nachma - Popularity Of The Mantra Today
Whatever the origins of this mantra, it is now very popular among some groups of Breslover Hasidim, and has been incorporated into both t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haredi Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Haredi Judaism - History
Haredi Judaism - Modern origins. For several centuries before the Emancipation of European Jewry, most of Europe's Jews were forced to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Haredi Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Haredi Judaism - Practices And Beliefs
Haredi Judaism - Views of halakha. One basic belief of the Orthodox community in general is that it is the latest link in a chain of Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yitzchok Hutner: Encyclopedia Ii - Yitzchok Hutner - Methodology
His methodology and style was controversial, although intellectually he placed great emphasis on penetrating Talmudic study and analysis,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yitzchok Hutner: Encyclopedia Ii - Yitzchok Hutner - Travels And Marriage
Rabbi Hutner spent some years as a wandering scholar. He spent time in university in Berlin, studying philosophy, but not for the purpose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Heights: Encyclopedia Ii - Crown Heights - Demographics
The worldwide headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic community, at 770 Eastern Parkway, is located in Crown Heights. A large Africa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baruch Goldstein: Encyclopedia Ii - Baruch Goldstein - Background
Born in Brooklyn, New York to an Orthodox Jewish family, Dr. Goldstein was a direct descendant of the Baal HaTanya, Rabbi Shneur Zalman o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Recent Developments
Judaism does not usually support proselytization, but some Jewish groups have been active in promoting Noahidism among non-Jews, particul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baal Teshuva: Encyclopedia Ii - Baal Teshuva - Orthodox Outreach Organizations
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, leader of the Chabad Lubavitch branch of Hasidic Judaism was responsible for turning Chabad's strength ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interreligious Marriage: Encyclopedia Ii - Interreligious Marriage - Views Of Religions On Interreligious Marriage
Interreligious marriage - Judaism. Orthodox Judaism strictly forbids interreligious marriage as well as any sexual intercourse with a m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aish Hatorah: Encyclopedia Ii - Aish Hatorah - History
Aish HaTorah was established in Jerusalem by Rabbi Noah Weinberg in 1974, after he broke away from the Ohr Somayach yeshiva which he had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of New York City - Jewish Community
See also: American Jews New York City contains the largest Jewish population in the Diaspora, and the second-largest Jewish population (b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aish Hatorah: Encyclopedia Ii - Aish Hatorah - History
Aish HaTorah was established in Jerusalem by Rabbi Noah Weinberg in 1974, after he broke away from the Ohr Somayach yeshiva which he had ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jewish Meditation: Alternative Health Dictionary On Jewish Meditation
Jewish meditation (Jewish mysticism, the Kabbalistic System of Insight): Judaic approach to personal growth promoted by Chabad Lubavit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Conceptions Of God
God - Abrahamic conceptions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam see God as a being who created the world and rules over the universe. God ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yeshiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Yeshiva - History
Yeshiva - Pre-1800s. Traditionally, every town rabbi had the right to maintain a number of full-time or part-time pupils in the town's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Remarks
The following subsections contain remarks on the nature and use of mantras in their context as Hindu religious practice. Mantra - What i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brisk Yeshivas: Encyclopedia Ii - Brisk Yeshivas - The Soloveitchik Dynasty
Rabbi Joseph Dov (HaLevi) Soloveitchik (the first) (1820-1892) who is known by his pen name for his work the Bais HaLevi served as rabbi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agudath Israel Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Agudath Israel Of America - Functions
Agudah in the United States has managed to retain its major Hasidic factions, with members from the Ger Hasidim in America working togeth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hasidic Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hasidic Judaism - Religious Practice And Culture
Hasidic Judaism - Fundamental conceptions. The teachings of Hasidism are founded on two theoretical conceptions: (1) religious panenthe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - Origin Of Jewish Mysticism
According to adherents of Kabbalah, the origin of Kabbalah begins with the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). When read by a Kabbalist, the Torah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brooklyn Bridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Brooklyn Bridge - History
Construction began in 1869. The Brooklyn Bridge was completed fourteen years later and was opened for use on May 24, 1883. On that first ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthodox Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Orthodox Judaism - Subgroups
Orthodox Judaism's central belief is that the Torah, including both the Written Law and the Oral Law, was given directly from God to Mose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Geography, Climate And Environmental Issues
New York City - Geography. 40°42′51″N, 74°0′23″W New York City is located in the middle of the BosWash megalopolis, 218 mi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yeshiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Yeshiva - Types Of Yeshivot
There are four types of yeshivoth: Yeshiva Ketana ("small yeshiva") - Also called Cheder, for elementary school students. Many Yeshivot ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthodox Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Orthodox Judaism - Origin And Definition Of The Name Orthodox
While many Orthodox Jews accept the label "Orthodox", others reject and criticize it because it was never traditionally applied to Jews i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yeshiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Yeshiva - Prominent Yeshivot
The largest yeshivot currently include: Yeshiva - In the United States. Beth Medrash Govoha, also known as "Lakewood yeshiva" (Lakewoo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthodox Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Orthodox Judaism - The Development Of Orthodoxy
Orthodoxy is not a single movement or school of thought. There is no single rabbinic body to which all its rabbis are expected to belong,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthodox Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Orthodox Judaism - Orthodox Organizations And Groups
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, more commonly known as the Orthodox Union, or more simply as the "OU", and the Rab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agudath Israel Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Agudath Israel Of America - Communications
AIA advocates its position in several ways: Mails newsletters of AIA news, Coalition and Inside Track; Publishes a general-interest mont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agudath Israel Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Agudath Israel Of America - Activities
Agudath Israel of America - Political activity. With its head office in Manhattan and the bulk of its members living in the New York-Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hasidic Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hasidic Judaism - History
Hasidic Judaism - Prelude. In Poland, where the bulk of Jewry had established itself since the sixteenth century, the struggle between ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agudath Israel Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Agudath Israel Of America - Stances
The AIA takes sides on many political, religious, and social issues, primarily guided by its Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah. It uses these stanc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agudath Israel Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Agudath Israel Of America - Structure
Agudah's policies and leadership are directed by its moetzes : Council of Torah Sages, comprised primarily of roshei yeshiva (the ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yeshiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Yeshiva - Typical Schedule
They following is a typical daily schedule for Beis Medrash students 7:00 am- Optional seder (study session) 7:30 am- Morning prayers 8:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agudath Israel Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Agudath Israel Of America - History
The original Agudath Israel movement was established in Europe in 1912 by some of the most famous Orthodox rabbis of the time. It grew du...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yeshiva: Encyclopedia Ii - Yeshiva - Academic Year
The year is divided into three periods called zmanim ("times" or "semesters"). Elul zman starts from the beginning of the Hebrew month of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Mantra In Other Traditions Or Contexts
Transcendental Meditation, also known simply as 'TM', uses simple mantras as a meditative focus. TM was founded by the Maharishi Mahesh Y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - Practical Applications
The Midrash and Talmud are replete with the use of Divine names and incantations that are claimed to effect supernatural or metaphysical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - Textual Antiquity Of Esoteric Mysticism
Early forms of esoteric mysticism existed over 2,000 years ago. Ben Sira warns against it, saying: "You shall have no business with secre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - Gnosticism And Kabbalah
Gnostic literature testifies to the antiquity of the Kabbalah. Gnosticism - systems of secret spiritual knowledge, or some sources say - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - Criticisms
Kabbalah - Dualism. One of the most serious and sustained criticisms of Kabbalah is that it may lead away from monotheism, and instead ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - Foretelling The Future
A small number of Kabbalists have attempted to foretell events by the Kabbalah. The term has come to be used to refer to secret science i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - The Human Soul In Kabbalah
The Zohar posits that the human soul has three elements, the nefesh, ru'ach, and neshamah. The nefesh is found in all humans, and enters ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - Mystic Doctrines In Talmudic Times
In Talmudic times the terms Ma'aseh Bereshit ("Works of Creation") and Ma'aseh Merkabah ("Works of the Divine Throne/Chariot") clearly in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - The Failure Of Sabbatian Mysticism
The spiritual and mystical yearnings of many Jews remained frustrated after the death of Rabbi Isaac Luria and his disciples and colleagu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - Kabbalistic Understanding Of God
Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) teaches that God is neither matter nor spirit. Rather God is the creator of both, but is himself neither. But...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - Debate About Kabbalah In Judaism
Although it was criticized by a small number of rabbis, Kabbalah has nevertheless been a fundamental part of most Jewish theology for man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - Kabbalah In Non-jewish Society
Kabbalah eventually gained an audience outside of the Jewish community. Nominal-Christian versions of Kabbalah began to develop; by the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Etymology
The word God continues Old English/Germanic god (guþ, gudis in Gothic, gud in modern Scandinavian and Gott in modern German), from Proto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Names Of God
The noun God is the proper English name used for the deity of monotheistic faiths. Different names for God exist within different religio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - History Of Monotheism
See also monotheism, Abrahamic religion. The religions that are monotheistic today are often thought of as having been of relatively rece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Definition
God - Concept of God. In many Western religions, God is usually said to have a specific and clearly defined relationship to, and intere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Mantra In Indo-tibetan Buddhism
Conze distinguishes three periods in the Buddhist use of mantra. Initially, like their fellow Indians, Buddhists used mantra as protectiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Introduction
Mantras have some features in common with spells in general, in that they are a translation of the human will or desire into a form of ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Mantra In Hinduism
Mantras were originally conceived in the great Hindu scriptures known as the Vedas. Within practically all Hindu scriptures, the writing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Mantra - Mantra In Buddhism
Buddhism, naturally following from Vedic society, also developed its own system and understanding of mantra, which while similar to that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God: Encyclopedia Ii - God - Theology
Theologians attempt to explicate (and in some cases systematize) beliefs; some express their own experience of the divine. Theologians as...   » Read the article