Vulnerable God
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Can an all-powerful God experience vulnerability? Classical Jewish texts suggest a divine being who grieves, yearns, and depends on human partnership - challenging centuries of theological emphasis on divine perfection. Through personal narratives of loss interwoven with close analysis of Talmudic and midrashic sources, this research reveals a robust theological framework for understanding God as powerful yet limited, emotionally responsive rather than impassive. Rabbinic literature repeatedly portrays divine limitations, emotional responses to human suffering, and reliance on human cooperation to achieve redemptive purposes. This evidence supports reconceptualizing divinity through the lens of vulnerability rather than perfection, offering a more nuanced response to the problem of evil than traditional theodicies. The resulting "Vulnerable God" theology, grounded in classical Jewish sources, envisions redemption as an interconnected process requiring both human and divine participation. By presenting God as limited in power but unlimited in compassion, this framework enables more meaningful divine-human relationships while maintaining fidelity to Jewish textual traditions.

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Published 2012
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Alon Ferency