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### [Tsimtsum In Life Of Pi, Part 4 (Daniel Reiser)](/religioustheory/posts/tsimtsum-in-life-of-pi-part-4-daniel-reiser/)

December 22, 2020 — By Daniel Reiser

The following is the last of a four-part series. The first can be found here, the second here, the third here. Is what Martel presents his readers only a

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December 15, 2020 — By Daniel Reiser

The following is the third of a four-part series. The first can be found here, the second here. Beyond the question of metaphor and reality, the greatest

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December 8, 2020 — By Daniel Reiser

The following is the second of a four-part series. The first can be found here. Hasidism, which translated Kabbalah into psychological categories, was a target

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November 25, 2020 — By Daniel Reiser

Yann Martel’s 2001 bestselling novel Life of Pi, later released in 2012 as a prize-winning box office hit, addresses themes such as religion, faith It

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