God's goodness is not a cosmic force but a specific act of compassion. We do not know it as it is but as it happens...
Different are the problems when we accept such an approach. The problem is no longer how to reconcile the Bible with Aristotle's view of the universe and of man, but rather: what is the Biblical view of the universe and of man's position in it ? How should we understand ourselves in terms of Biblical thinking ? The problem is : What are the ultimate questions of existence which religion comes to answer ? What are the ideas a religious man stands for ?
Different are the problems when we accept such an approach. The problem is no longer how to reconcile the Bible with Aristotle's view of the universe and of man, but rather: what is the Biblical view of the universe and of man's position in it ? How should we understand ourselves in terms of Biblical thinking ? The problem is : What are the ultimate questions of existence which religion comes to answer ? What are the ideas a religious man stands for ?
A.J. Heschel, God in Search of Man, FSG, pp 21-22
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