[This is the sequel to the recently released article linked below. Reading that first may set the scene for what is to come. However, rest assured, “The return to idealism” works as a stand alone article.]
Particular or universal? On the necessity of meaning through narrative
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This is a newsletter directed to a wide audience. Jews and Christians; Hindus and Muslims; Brits, Israelis and even some Palestinians. So if the newsletter is universally directed, why am I so relentlessly focused on the particular? Why would a Brazilian be interested in Pirkei Avot or an Indian in Biblical exegesis? These are important questions. For i…
