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Life must have meaning
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How Can We Believe in God in a World Like This – II
“God may be in His heaven, but all is not well on earth.” This sermon from April 5, 1964 is a reworking on a message originally broadcast by Rabbi Olan on January 13, 1963 ( …
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Psychiatry and Religious Faith
“The Biblical faith teaches that man and God are co-workers in the business of living.” Is psychiatry a replacement for religion? During the 1960s reliance on the former was growing in popularity while the latter …
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Psychiatry and Religious Faith
“The Biblical faith teaches that man and God are co-workers in the business of living.” Is psychiatry a replacement for religion? During the 1960s reliance on the former was growing in popularity while the latter …
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An Attempt at Defining Religion
“The Biblical answer to man’s question – ‘Why should I do good and not evil?’ – is that man is made in the image of God. God is holy, so is man.” Rabbi Olan’s March …
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Every act must be tested
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Let Us Pay What We Owe
“There is a story of a poor beggar who came to the home of a very rich man. He looked upon the lavish furniture, the gold and silver ornaments, the precious jewels and clothes of …
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On Praying to a Limited God
“If God can do anything and He loves all mankind, and He does not use His power to help His child, He is either not God or not good, as the poet McLeish told us …
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The business of religion
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Yet One More Plague
“One of the oldest and most persistent of our human failings is our stubborn refusal to learn from experience.” Rabbi Olan’s sermon “Yet One More Plague,” delivered on February 9, 1964, begins with a dramatic …
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Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City 