A renegade jew
Three hundred and fifty years ago, the philosopher Baruch Spinoza was excommunicated from his Portugese Jewish community. As the author of this op-ed piece, entitled “Reasonable Doubt,” writes: [Baruch] Spinoza’s reaction to the religious intolerance he saw around him was to try to think his way out of all sectarian thinking. He understood the powerful [...]
Posted by Deb in History, Philosophy, Politics, Religion on August 4th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
