To Call Upon God By Name
One of the striking facts about religious faith around the world is the array of ways in which human beings conceive of, and worship, the Divine. The sacred claims a myriad of names -- Ahura Mazda, Brahma, Nirvana, Takan Wanka, Osiris, Zeus, Jupiter, Wodan, and many, many more. Given how many names the Divine is called, it is particularly striking that the Jewish conception of God doesn't really have a name at all. Or, at the very least, our God's name is suspiciously like no name.