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Anson Hugh Laytner

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Anson Laytner is a happily retired rabbi, living in Seattle, whose career focused on building positive interfaith and interethnic relations in our community.

During his career, he served as program manager for Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry's Interreligious Initiative, as a hospice chaplain at the Kline Galland Home and a grant-writer for the Jewish Family Service of Seattle, as interim rabbi at Congregation Kol HaNeshamah, and as executive director of the Seattle Chapter of the American Jewish Committee and of Multifaith Works, a Seattle non-profit agency that served people with AIDS. He also directed the Seattle Jewish Federation's Community Relations Council.

He is the author of the cult classic “Arguing with God”; “Th ...more

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	The Animals' Lawsuit Against Humanity: An Illustrated 10th Century Iraqi Ecological Fable by Anson Hugh Laytner (Goodreads Author), Rabbi Dan Bridge, Rabbi Kalonymus 4.18 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 950 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Animals' Lawsuit Against Humanity: An Illustrated 10th Century Iraqi Ecological Fable by Anson Hugh Laytner (Goodreads Author), Umm Kulthum (Illustrator), Ikhwan al-Safa (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arguing with God: A Jewish Tradition 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1977 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of Suffering and the Meaning of God 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Theology of the Chinese Jews, 1000–1850 by Jordan Paper, Anson Hugh Laytner (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forgotten Commandment 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Choosing Life after Tragedy: An Experience-Based Theological Journey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The wheels of observance: A growth guide to the Jewish holidays 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Who's to Blame for COVID-19?

Who’s to Blame for COVID-19?

Who’s to blame for the spread of the coronavirus? 5-G? Animals? Tourists? China? How about God?

For centuries, natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and plagues were often understood to be of divine origin. Figuring out reasons why a basically good God would afflict basically good people is called theodicy. Although formally the domain of theologians and clergy, Read more of this blog post »

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