Shaul Magid on Living Inside the Paradox | Convos with Authors

Dr. Shaul Magid joins Seekers of Unity for an interview about living inside the paradox, the possibilities, opportunities and dangers of real spirituality today, the intersection between Jewish theology and other traditions on incarnation and apotheosis, and mystical antinomianism, clash of realities, in today’s day and age.  We get to talking about Zalman Schachter-Shalomi’s new vision for reality, paradigm shifts in religion, how to build new universal metaphysics without erasing differences, and ask what’s unique about Jewish mysticism?  About our Guest: Dr. Shaul Magid is a Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and the Distinguished Fellow of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College, rabbi of the Fire Island Synagogue, contributing editor to Tablet Magazine and editor of Jewish Thought and Culture at Tikkun Magazine. He is also a member of the American Academy for Jewish Research. Shaul received his rabbinical ordination in Jerusalem and his PhD from Brandeis University.  His work spans the scope of Jewish thought, specializing in Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah and Hasidism, Modern Jewish thought, with specific emphasis on American Jewish thought and culture, Zionism, and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.  His published books include: From Metaphysics to Midrash: Myth, History, and the Interpretation of Scripture in Lurianic Kabbalah which won the 2008 American Academy of Religion Best Book Award; Hasidism Incarnate: Hasidism, Christianity, and the Construction of Modern Judaism; Hasidism on the Margin Reconciliation, Antinomianism, and Messianism in Izbica/Radzin Hasidism; The Bible, the Talmud and the New Testament: Elijah Zvi Soloveitchik’s Commentary to the Gospels; and Piety and Rebellion: Studies in Hasidism.