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Brad Artson's Process Theology offers modern Jews an intellectually coherent framework for religious belief while raising fundamental questions about divine transcendence and theodicy. Through comparative analysis with Jewish thinkers like Emil Fackenheim, Milton Steinberg, Arthur Green, and Abraham Joshua Heschel, Artson's theology emerges as distinctly positioned within Charles Taylor's "immanent frame," carefully balancing rational skepticism with transcendent possibility. Textual analysis reveals Artson's conception of a limited God who serves not as the source of evil but as a resource for confronting it, prioritizing ethical activism over traditional theodicy. While this approach resonates with various strands of contemporary Jewish theological discourse, it also creates tensions, particularly regarding the adequacy of non-omnipotent God concepts in addressing ultimate questions of suffering and evil. Although Artson's theological optimism charts valuable pathways for contemporary Jewish religious life, significant challenges remain in preserving essential aspects of Jewish theological tradition while meeting modern believers' spiritual needs.

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Published 2010-2011
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Michael Marmur