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The most radical Jewish thinker of our time has died
He was outrageous a theological rebel, stunning in his thinking, difficult and prophetic. Richard Rubenstein speaks at the University of Bridgeport in November 2017. Photo via University of Bridgeport
May 19, 2021
Time magazine hit the newsstands with the following headline: “Is God Dead?”
“Reaction from the world’s great and from the man in the street was uniformly incredulous. From Independence, Mo.,” said a contemporary news report, “former President Harry S Truman, who received the news in his Kansas City barbershop, said, ‘I’m always sorry to hear somebody is dead. It’s a damn shame. ”