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Depending on what belief tradition you hail from, your concept of God can be many different things. The most agreed-upon definition of God is as the Divine Creator, the supreme being responsible for all of life as we know it. Some faiths have many gods (spelled with a lowercase “g”), but the Judeo-Christian faiths in particular refer to one capital-“G” God, who is typically represented as male in gender expression. God is usually characterized as the source of all goodness and love, although some traditions emphasize God’s more wrathful aspect. Regardless of temperament, God is generally recognized to be both omnipotent (having unlimited power) and omnipresent (being everywhere at the same time), which means that God’s worshippers can always be heard in their prayers or recognized in their conduct, regardless of where they happen to be. More personally, followers of God typically express that the relationship they share with their Creator is unlike any other relationship in existence, and that their devotion to God is one of the most important aspects of their lives.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg Reads from "Surprised by God"

This is the audio of a talk that Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg gave at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership on June 2, 2009, on her book, "Surprised By God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion."

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How I Found God in Everyone and Everywhere: An Anthology of Spiritual Memoirs

Much can be gained from trailing the spiritual narratives of those who have traveled ahead of us, for the God they have found, we may never have considered.

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Einstein and His God

Einstein, like Spinoza, never sought comfort from a traditional God or felt the need for moral instruction from religion.

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FindCenterI seemed to hear God saying, ‘Put down your gun and we’ll talk.’

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How to Talk to Your Kids About God

This video is part of a series made possible by the Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah. Lots of parents find it difficult to talk to their kids about God. Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, an American rabbi and author, gives us some tips and reassures us that it's okay not having a definite answer.

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Seek God Everywhere: Reflections on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius is one of the great masterpieces of the Christian canon. A series of meditations and practices that guides seekers on a journey to spiritual perfection, this manual has been used by millions of religious and lay persons alike for centuries.

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The Existence of God

A theist believes there is a God, an atheist believes there is no God, an agnostic is unsure if there is a God or not.

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FindCenterI gave in, and admitted that God was God.

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How Do You See Paramatman (God)? Mother Meera:

A short video from Q&A, Hamburg, 31 July 2018

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A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Why does God exist? How have the three dominant monotheistic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—shaped and altered the conception of God? How have these religions influenced each other? In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious...

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